Passignano sul Trasimeno: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Perugia, Umbria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Passignano sul Trasimeno, a lakeside village and its hills
On the northern shore of Lake Trasimeno, Passignano is the village many people know for its lakefront promenade and the ferries to Isola Maggiore. The old quarter sits on a small spur above the water, with its fortress at the top, and newer housing and tourist accommodation spread around it. Behind, the land climbs into hills of olive groves and woodland up to the hilltop hamlet of Castel Rigone.
Residents and holidaymakers live side by side. Some houses are second homes or summer lets, which pushes up prices on the lakefront and in the old centre. For people living and working locally, connections are good: the station is on the line that follows the lake shore between Terontola and Perugia, and the dual carriageway linking Perugia to the A1 motorway has junctions close to the village. In the old quarter, stairs, access and parking matter; up in the hills, the daily drive.
At the end of 2023 there were 5,691 residents, up 3.1% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is slightly older than the provincial one: an estimated average age of 47.8 against 47.4, with over-65s at 27.4% against 26.4%. Foreign nationals make up 9.3%.
Umbria is earthquake country. In the province of Perugia, 14 municipalities are in zone 1 of the Civil Protection Department's classification and 44 in zone 2. Passignano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.163 g. In the stone houses of the old quarter and in country farmhouses, ask whether strengthening work has been done and under which permits, and have floors and roofs inspected.
The level of Trasimeno rises and falls from year to year, because the lake is shallow and fed almost entirely by rain. For houses on the shore, the report checks flood hazard at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the land parcel is found from the street address.
Key points
- Old village on Trasimeno's north shore, ferries to Isola Maggiore.
- Station on the lakeside line, fast road to Perugia and the A1.
- 5,691 residents, over-65s at 27.4%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.163 g.
Overview
Passignano sul Trasimeno is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 5,691 residents, ranked 21 of 59 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Passignano sul Trasimeno is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (44 of 59) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.163 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Passignano sul Trasimeno, 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 3.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Passignano sul Trasimeno declared an average taxable income of 23,530 euros, in line with the province (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Passignano sul Trasimeno is in climate zone D, with 2,084 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 289 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Passignano sul Trasimeno has 4 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 1.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 4.7% of the land in Passignano sul Trasimeno, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Passignano sul Trasimeno, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Passignano sul Trasimeno: 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 Passignano sul Trasimeno 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 40 inhabited census areas in Passignano sul Trasimeno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 17.3%
- good 82.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 054038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.