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Pico: 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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Pico, Landolfi's home town in southern Ciociaria

Pico is the birthplace of the writer Tommaso Landolfi, one of the most original names in twentieth-century Italian fiction. The municipality lies in the hills of the southern part of the province of Frosinone, west of Pontecorvo, with the old village on top and newer housing scattered across the surrounding countryside.

For work and services people look to Pontecorvo, Cassino and the Liri valley, while the coast of the province of Latina is reached by car across the hills. The nearest A1 motorway junction is at Pontecorvo. Buyers find stone houses in the old village, often needing renovation and served by narrow lanes, and detached houses with land in the outlying districts, easier to reach by car. Climate zone D brings moderate winters.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, 2,625 people live in Pico (2023), down 12.6% on 2011. The average age is 48.6, above the 46.8 of the province, and 28.8% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 1.9%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2, with an expected acceleration of 0.122 g. For houses in the old village, built in masonry and often backing onto one another, ask the seller for paperwork on any structural work and on the state of the roof.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and the report traces the address back to the land parcel. Conditions differ between the hilltop village and the countryside, and the official maps are read for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Tommaso Landolfi's birthplace, west of Pontecorvo
  • Old village on the hill, country districts with land
  • Average age 48.6, 28.8% over 65
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.122 g

Overview

Pico is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,625 residents, ranked 41 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pico 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 0.122 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pico, 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 12.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pico declared an average taxable income of 21,096 euros, in line with the province (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pico is in climate zone D, with 1,478 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 190 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pico has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

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 4.5% of the land in Pico, 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 Pico. 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 Pico: 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 Pico 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 36 inhabited census areas in Pico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 84.2%
  • good 15.8%

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 060051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.