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Nespolo: 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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Nespolo, a mountain village in the south of Rieti province

Nespolo is a mountain village at almost 900 metres in the southern part of the province of Rieti, in northern Lazio, not far from the border with Abruzzo. The centre is tightly grouped on high ground, its stone houses pressed against each other, and the land around it is woods, pasture and mountain roads.

The population has fallen sharply. In 2023 there were 195 residents, down 28.8% from 274 in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Households average 1.59 people, so many residents live alone. The estimated average age is 51.6, against 48.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 30.3%. Foreign residents account for 13.8%.

For a buyer this means a market with few sales, often family houses that need work. Roofs, floors and utilities are the first things to have a surveyor look at, together with damp in the stone walls. At this altitude winters are cold and heating has to be budgeted for, and so do distances: schools, pharmacies and bigger shops are in the valley towns or further away.

Earthquakes matter here. Nespolo is in seismic zone 2 in the Civil Protection classification, like 60 of the 73 municipalities in the province, while another 13 are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.177 g. With a masonry building, find out whether any seismic upgrading has been carried out, who designed it and what paperwork exists.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality. The report starts from the address, identifies the land parcel and checks the official landslide and flood maps, which in the mountains can change a lot from one slope to the next.

Key points

  • Mountain village at almost 900 metres, towards the Abruzzo border.
  • Residents down 28.8% since 2011, households of 1.59 people.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.177 g.
  • Stone houses needing work: check roofs and utilities.

Overview

Nespolo is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 195 residents, among the smallest in the province (68 of 73).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nespolo 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 (60 of 73) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Nespolo, 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 28.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 13.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nespolo declared an average taxable income of 21,393 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Nespolo is in climate zone E, with 2,977 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 886 metres above sea level.

Services

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 2.5% of the land in Nespolo, 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 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 Nespolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Nespolo: 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 Nespolo 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 4 inhabited census areas in Nespolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.6%
  • good 97.4%

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 057046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.