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Nerola: 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: Frazione Acquaviva 2, Nerola.

Nerola, the Orsini castle and the Sabina hills

The Orsini castle towers over the centre of Nerola, a village in the Roman part of the Sabina, on the hills north-east of Rome above the valley followed by the Via Salaria. Olive groves and fields spread around the old village, and newer houses have grown along the roads leading down to the Salaria.

Nerola is one of the municipalities in the area that have gained residents. In 2023 there were 1,906, according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 4.7% since 2011, or 85 more people. The average age is 46.7, close to the 46.0 of the Metropolitan City of Rome, and over-65s are 22.8%. Foreign residents are 9.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, which the capital pushes up a long way.

If you are thinking of moving out from Rome, the choice is between houses in the old village, often small and on several levels, and detached homes with gardens outside the centre. The link to the city is the Salaria, with journey times that vary a lot at rush hour. Outside the village, the distance to shops, schools and pharmacies matters, and the report measures it from the exact address.

Earthquake hazard is medium to high. Nerola is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 96 other municipalities around Rome, with an expected acceleration of 0.154 g. For masonry houses in the old centre, ask whether they have been strengthened and under which permits.

The climate is zone D, with moderate winters. The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the land parcel from the address; on the slopes, landslide and flood maps are read for the same spot.

Key points

  • Sabina village with the Orsini castle, above the Via Salaria.
  • Population up 4.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.154 g.
  • Village houses on several levels, detached homes outside.

Overview

Nerola is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,906 residents, ranked 78 of 121 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nerola 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 0.154 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Nerola, 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 grown by 4.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nerola declared an average taxable income of 23,248 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Nerola is in climate zone D, with 2,018 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 453 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nerola has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 5.3% of the land in Nerola, 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 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 contaminated sites in Nerola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Nerola: 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 Nerola 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 Nerola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 72.6%
  • good 27.4%

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 058071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.