Montecastrilli: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Terni, Umbria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Montecastrilli, hill villages between Terni and Todi
In the hills of southern Umbria, between Terni, San Gemini and Todi, Montecastrilli is a municipality made up of a main village at around 400 metres and a string of small hamlets scattered among olive groves, woods and fields. The landscape is typical of the area: rounded hills, roads that climb and dip, isolated farmhouses. Terni is about twenty minutes away.
Buyers face two markets. In the hamlets and the main village there are stone village houses, often needing renovation, and newer homes; in the countryside, farmhouses and rural buildings with land, sought by foreign buyers and by people wanting a second home in Umbria. For work, people look to Terni and its industrial basin, as well as Todi and Perugia.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,780 residents in 2023, 410 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 7.9%. Montecastrilli still ranks 5 in the province of Terni by population. The average age is 48.0, 27.4% are over 65 and foreign residents make up 7.2%. Basic services are there: 7 schools and 3 pharmacies, more than the provincial average relative to population.
Umbria is an earthquake region. Montecastrilli is in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection Department classification, like 11 other municipalities in the province of Terni, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.157 g. For stone village houses and farmhouses, have the load-bearing walls checked and ask for records of any work, especially where the building was extended at different times.
The hills are partly clay, and landslides and slips are the most common natural hazard. The report checks slope and landslide areas at the address and finds the plot in the Revenue Agency cadastre. The climate is zone D.
Key points
- Hills between Terni, San Gemini and Todi, with many hamlets.
- 4,780 residents, down 7.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.157 g.
- 7 schools and 3 pharmacies, above average.
Overview
Montecastrilli is a municipality in the province of Terni, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 4,780 residents, ranked 5 of 33 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montecastrilli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 12 of 33 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.157 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Montecastrilli, 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 7.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montecastrilli declared an average taxable income of 22,457 euros, in line with the province (23,539 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montecastrilli is in climate zone D, with 2,076 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 391 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montecastrilli has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 5 sports facilities.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 4.7% of the land in Montecastrilli, compared with 4.7% in the province and 5.3% 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 low. 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 open contaminated sites in Montecastrilli; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montecastrilli: 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 Montecastrilli 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 55 inhabited census areas in Montecastrilli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 26.7%
- good 73.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 055017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.