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Paliano: 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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Paliano, the Colonna fortress between Palestrina and Anagni

Paliano's outline, with the fortress built by the Colonna family on top of the hill, is easy to spot from a distance, from the Sacco valley. The town lies in the province of Frosinone, on the border with the province of Rome, between Palestrina and Anagni, on a hill at over four hundred and fifty metres surrounded by farmland, olive groves and woods.

For anyone thinking of buying, the key point is the distance from Rome, a little over an hour by car in normal traffic. The A1 junctions at Colleferro and Anagni are about twenty minutes away, and trains to Rome stop at Colleferro and Anagni. Paliano has no station of its own. The historic centre, tightly packed around the fortress, has stone houses on several floors and steep lanes; in the countryside and along the roads down to the valley there are villas and houses with land, often much cheaper than in the province of Rome.

There were 7,877 residents in 2023, 3.3% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 46.3, slightly below the provincial 46.8, and over-65s make up 23.8%, less than the provincial 25.4%. Foreign residents account for 4.2%. Declared incomes are in line with the average for the province of Frosinone.

The province of Frosinone is seismically active: 30 municipalities are in zone 1 and 59 in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification. Paliano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.153 g. For a stone house in the old centre, ask a surveyor whether it belongs to a cluster of adjoining buildings and how the walls and floors have been dealt with; for newer buildings, the year of the structural design.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report finds the plot from the address. The hill has steep slopes and banks: landslides and gradient are checked for the individual house, especially on the edges of the old centre.

Key points

  • Colonna fortress on the hill, a little over an hour from Rome.
  • Population down 3.3% since 2011; over-65s at 23.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.153 g.
  • Trains to Rome from nearby Colleferro and Anagni.

Overview

Paliano is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 7,877 residents, ranked 15 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Paliano 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 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Paliano, 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 3.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Paliano declared an average taxable income of 21,770 euros, in line with the province (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Paliano is in climate zone D, with 1,984 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 471 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Paliano has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.1).

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 5.5% of the land in Paliano, compared with 6.9% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.4 hectares.

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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Paliano. 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 Paliano: 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 Paliano 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 53 inhabited census areas in Paliano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.6%
  • fair 84.1%
  • good 14.2%

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 060046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.