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Montebuono: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Rieti, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Sant'Andrea 1, Montebuono.

Montebuono, a Sabina village among olives and hills

In the Sabina, the land of hills and olive groves north-east of Rome, Montebuono occupies a rise in the province of Rieti, with its town hall at about 320 metres. The landscape is typical of the area: olives on the slopes, woods in the gullies, scattered houses and a compact old centre. Rome is close enough to attract people looking for a weekend place in the country or working partly from home.

The market includes houses in the old centre, farmhouses with land and olive trees, and detached homes built in recent decades. With a farmhouse, check that later additions are covered by planning permission, how water supply and drainage work, and the state of the roof. This is climate zone D, with moderate winters. On slopes and near gullies, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

At the end of 2023 Montebuono had 801 residents, 12.6% fewer than the 917 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.3, against 48.1 in the province, over-65s are 32.2% and foreign residents 10.0%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

The province of Rieti has 13 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 60 in zone 2. Montebuono is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.153 g. For a stone building in the village, find out whether it has been strengthened and whether a heavy roof has been replaced with a lighter structure properly tied into the walls.

The report uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, available for Montebuono too, to go from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Sabina village in the province of Rieti, among olive groves.
  • 801 residents, down 12.6% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 10.0%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.153 g.

Overview

Montebuono is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 801 residents, ranked 37 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montebuono is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2B. Most municipalities in the province (60 of 73) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montebuono, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 12.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montebuono declared an average taxable income of 20,299 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montebuono is in climate zone D, with 1,956 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 325 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montebuono has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.4% of the land in Montebuono, compared with 3.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Montebuono.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montebuono: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Montebuono are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 15 inhabited census areas in Montebuono. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 43.1%
  • good 56.9%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 057040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.