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Percile: 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: Via Montecastello 1, Percile.

Percile, the village of the Lagustelli in the Monti Lucretili

Two small karst lakes known as the Lagustelli are Percile's best-known spot. The village lies in the Monti Lucretili, inland and north-east of Rome, inside the regional park named after these mountains. The centre stands at about five hundred and seventy metres, surrounded by woods, pastures and footpaths, away from the capital's traffic but within reach for a day out.

For buyers, the choice is usually between a house in the old centre, with stone walls and narrow access, and a country house with land. Either way, check that the building is fully compliant with planning rules (inside a park, rules on extensions and new building are stricter), the state of the roof and systems, and car access. For schools, shops and hospital, people travel to the bigger towns of the valley or towards Tivoli and Rome.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 221 residents in 2023, against 277 in 2011: 56 fewer, a fall of 20.2%. The estimated average age is 51.4, above the 46.0 of the metropolitan area of Rome, and over-65s make up 29.9%. Foreign residents account for 16.7%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Percile is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 97 of the 121 municipalities in the Rome area, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.158 g in the built-up area. In an old building, ask whether it has been strengthened and what documents prove it. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and from the address the report also checks the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Monti Lucretili village known for the Lagustelli karst lakes.
  • 221 residents in 2023, down 20.2% since 2011.
  • Inside a regional park: stricter rules on extensions.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.158 g.

Overview

Percile is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 221 residents, among the smallest in the province (118 of 121).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Percile 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 0.158 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Percile, 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 20.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 16.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Percile declared an average taxable income of 18,381 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Percile is in climate zone E, with 2,440 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 575 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 1.3% of the land in Percile, 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 Percile.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Percile: 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 Percile 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 3 inhabited census areas in Percile. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 058076. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.