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Montelanico: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Roma, 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 Don Francesco Raimondi 1, Montelanico.

Montelanico, the Lepini mountains above the Sacco valley

On the slopes of the Lepini mountains, in the south-east of the province of Rome, Montelanico looks out over the Sacco valley. The historic centre is gathered on a rise, with stone houses and steep lanes, and the land around is olive groves, woods and limestone mountain. Colleferro and the towns in the valley are the reference for work and services, and the A1 motorway and the railway to Rome run through there.

For buyers, the distance from Rome is the thing to weigh. The village offers space, mountain air and prices far from those of the capital, but every commuting day starts with a drive down to the valley. Houses in the old centre have stairs, little parking and often need work; on the edges there are detached homes and houses with land. This is climate zone D.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there are 2,021 residents in 2023, down 6.1% on 2011. The average age is 46.6, close to the provincial 46.0, 25.2% are over 65 and foreign residents make up 11.2%. Declared incomes are much lower than the average for the province of Rome, which of course includes the capital.

Montelanico is in seismic zone 2 and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.117 g. In the stone houses of the old core, have an engineer check the load-bearing walls, floors and roof, and ask whether any strengthening work is on record. On the slopes, the report reads the official landslide maps for the address.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report goes down to the plot.

Key points

  • Lepini mountains, in the south-east of the province of Rome.
  • Jobs and trains in the Sacco valley, towards Colleferro.
  • Population down 6.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.117 g.

Overview

Montelanico is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,021 residents, ranked 75 of 121 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montelanico 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 (97 of 121) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.117 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montelanico, 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montelanico declared an average taxable income of 20,575 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montelanico is in climate zone D, with 1,754 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 297 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montelanico has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 4 healthcare facilities.

There are 1.0 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 2.5% of the land in Montelanico, compared with 13.2% 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 open contaminated sites in Montelanico; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montelanico: 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 Montelanico 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 18 inhabited census areas in Montelanico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 36.3%
  • good 63.7%

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 058062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.