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Picinisco: 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 San Martino 1, Picinisco.

Picinisco, the Val Comino and the Mainarde mountains

Picinisco looks over the Val Comino from the slopes of the Mainarde mountains, in the eastern part of the province of Frosinone, at around 720 metres. Its land climbs to the mountains of the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, with woods and high pastures; Pecorino di Picinisco, a sheep's cheese with protected designation of origin, comes from these flocks. The English writer D. H. Lawrence stayed here and used it as the setting for part of one of his novels.

The village has a sloping old centre with stone houses, and many homes scattered in the outlying districts. For services, secondary schools and work, people drive to the larger towns of the valley and the province. The climate zone is E, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

There were 1,098 residents in 2023, down 12.5% on 2011. The average age is 47.9 against 46.8 for the province, over-65s are 27.5% and foreign nationals 4.3%. There are 7 restaurants and bars in the municipality.

Earthquakes are a serious matter here. Picinisco is in seismic zone 1, the highest, along with 29 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.261 g. In a stone house in the centre, have an engineer check the masonry, floors and connections, and ask what work has been done and with what paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On the steep slopes, gradient and landslide hazard change from one district to the next and are read on the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Val Comino, on the slopes of the Mainarde mountains.
  • Land partly within the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.261 g.
  • Residents down 12.5% since 2011.

Overview

Picinisco is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,098 residents, ranked 74 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Picinisco 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 0.261 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Picinisco, 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 12.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Picinisco declared an average taxable income of 16,047 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Picinisco is in climate zone E, with 2,407 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 725 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Picinisco 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 1.7% of the land in Picinisco, 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 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 Picinisco. 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 Picinisco: 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 Picinisco 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 32 inhabited census areas in Picinisco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 060050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.