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Morolo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Frosinone, 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: Strada Provinciale 11 Morolense 1, Morolo.

Morolo, on a hill above the Sacco valley

Morolo is a hill village in Ciociaria, the area around Frosinone, built on the high ground overlooking the Sacco valley. The town hall stands at around four hundred metres; the old centre is clustered on the hilltop, while newer houses and outlying districts run down towards the plain, where the main roads and the A1 motorway run.

Buyers face two kinds of property. In the old centre there are stone houses, often narrow and on several floors, with lanes and steps; lower down, detached and single-family homes with gardens or land, more practical for driving to Frosinone, the industrial areas of the valley or Rome. On the steeper slopes the report checks the official landslide maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,164 residents in 2023, down 3.2% since 2011. The average age is 47.0, practically the same as the provincial 46.8, with over-65s at 25.5%. Foreign nationals make up 4.6%. Average incomes are in line with the province of Frosinone.

This is earthquake country. Morolo is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.140 g. Before buying a masonry house in the old centre, it is worth asking a surveyor to look at the walls, floors and roof, and to check whether any strengthening work has been done. The climate zone is D: winters are not harsh, though cooler on the hill than in the valley.

Key points

  • Hill above the Sacco valley, near Frosinone.
  • 3,164 residents, down 3.2% since 2011.
  • Stone old centre and detached homes lower down.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.140 g.

Overview

Morolo is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 3,164 residents, ranked 34 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Morolo 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 (59 of 91) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.140 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Morolo, 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 3.2%. 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 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Morolo declared an average taxable income of 21,675 euros, in line with the province (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Morolo is in climate zone D, with 2,044 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 397 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 5.3% of the land in Morolo, compared with 6.9% 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 very high. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Morolo. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Morolo: 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 Morolo 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 31 inhabited census areas in Morolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 86.5%
  • good 13.2%

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 060045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.