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Pastena: 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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Pastena, caves and the Ausoni hills of southern Lazio

Pastena is best known for its caves, a karst system carved by water into the limestone and open to visitors. The village lies in the Ausoni hills, in the southern part of the province of Frosinone (the area Italians call Ciociaria), with its old centre on a rise and countryside of olive groves, woodland and small fields all around.

For work and services people drive down towards Frosinone and the larger towns, always by car. The climate zone is D: moderate winters, hot summers, and stone houses that stay cool in summer but need proper heating in winter.

The village has lost many residents: 1,284 in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 16.0% fewer than the 1,528 of 2011. The average age is 50.5, against 46.8 in the province, and over-65s are 31.7%, against 25.4%. Foreign residents make up 0.9%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Much of what is for sale is in the old centre, with steps, alleys and houses on several levels; outside the centre there are scattered houses with land. Before making an offer on a house that has been shut for a while, have the roof, damp and systems checked.

Pastena is in seismic zone 2, like 58 other municipalities in the province, while 30 are in zone 1, the highest. The expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.138 g, so for masonry buildings ask whether structural work has been done. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastre, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel and checks landslides and flooding on the official maps.

Key points

  • Cave village in the Ausoni hills of southern Lazio.
  • Population down 16.0% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 31.7%, against 25.4% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.138 g.

Overview

Pastena is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,284 residents, ranked 68 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pastena 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 0.138 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pastena, 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 16.0%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pastena declared an average taxable income of 20,884 euros, in line with the province (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pastena is in climate zone D, with 1,878 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 318 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pastena has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 3.1% of the land in Pastena, compared with 6.9% 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 high. 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 Pastena.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pastena: 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 Pastena 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 19 inhabited census areas in Pastena. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 58.6%
  • good 41.4%

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 060047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.