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Pescosolido: 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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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 Forcella 1, Pescosolido.

Pescosolido, in the mountains above Sora

Pescosolido is a mountain village on the high ground north of Sora, with its centre at around 630 metres and land rising towards the woods on the border with Abruzzo. Sora, down in the Liri valley, is the town people rely on for work, schools and hospital care, reached by car along a hill road.

Buyers here are choosing a small village, with stone houses in the old centre and newer homes along the roads heading down the valley. Winters are cold (climate zone E), and in older houses insulation and the boiler make a real difference to running costs. For isolated houses, check access, water supply and utility connections before negotiating the price.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,390 residents in 2023, down 10.4% from 1,552 in 2011. The average age is 48.1, a little above the provincial 46.8, and over-65s make up 27.0%. Foreign residents account for 2.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The first thing to look at is earthquakes: Pescosolido is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, like 30 of the 91 municipalities in the province of Frosinone, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.247 g. For a masonry house, ask for documents on the year of construction, structural work and inspections, and have an engineer see it before signing the preliminary contract.

Slope and the official landslide maps are shown in the report for each address, along with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which cover the municipality.

Key points

  • High ground north of Sora, towards the Abruzzo border.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.247 g.
  • Population down 10.4% since 2011.
  • Cold winters: insulation and heating weigh on costs.

Overview

Pescosolido is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,390 residents, ranked 66 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pescosolido is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 91 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.247 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pescosolido, 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 10.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pescosolido declared an average taxable income of 18,452 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pescosolido is in climate zone E, with 2,346 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 630 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pescosolido has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 1.9% of the land in Pescosolido, 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 medium. 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 Pescosolido. 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 Pescosolido: 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 Pescosolido 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 24 inhabited census areas in Pescosolido. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 060049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.