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Morro Reatino: 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: Nucleo Collatea 0, Morro Reatino.

Morro Reatino, in the mountains north of the Rieti plain

The plain of Rieti, in northern Lazio, is ringed by mountains, and Morro Reatino stands on the slope that closes it to the north, at over seven hundred metres. From the village you look down on the valley; Rieti, with its services, offices and hospital, is a drive down to the plain. Around it are woods, pastures and a network of mountain roads linking the hamlets.

People who buy in Morro Reatino are usually after a quiet house up in the hills, either as a main home while working in Rieti or as a summer house. Most buildings are stone, in the historic centre, with a few newer ones on the edges. In climate zone E winters are cold and at this height there is snow, so heating, insulation and the state of the roof weigh heavily in any assessment.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 340 residents, 16 fewer than the 356 of 2011, a fall of 4.5%. The estimated average age is 50.1, against 48.1 in the province of Rieti, and 30.9% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 9.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the main issue. The municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 60 of the 73 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration in the village of about 0.201 g. Before buying a masonry house, ask whether it was strengthened after the recent earthquakes in the central Apennines, and ask to see the paperwork.

On the slopes the report checks the gradient and the official landslide maps for the exact address, starting from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • In the mountains closing the Rieti plain to the north.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.201 g.
  • 340 residents in 2023, down 4.5% since 2011.
  • Stone houses: ask what strengthening work has been done.

Overview

Morro Reatino is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 340 residents, ranked 60 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Morro Reatino is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2A. 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 0.201 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Morro Reatino, 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Morro Reatino declared an average taxable income of 18,876 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Morro Reatino is in climate zone E, with 2,721 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 745 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Morro Reatino has 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 Morro Reatino, 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 Morro Reatino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Morro Reatino: 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 Morro Reatino 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 13 inhabited census areas in Morro Reatino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 45.7%
  • good 54.3%

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

ISTAT code 057045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.