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Poggio Bustone: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Rieti, 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 Borgo San Pietro 2, Poggio Bustone.

Poggio Bustone, the Franciscan sanctuary above Rieti

On the mountains closing off the Rieti plain to the north, in the area known as the Valle Santa, Poggio Bustone is one of the places linked to St Francis of Assisi, with the Franciscan sanctuary standing above the village on the Way of St Francis walking route. The centre is above 700 metres and looks down over the Rieti basin.

The village has a stone historic centre of steep lanes and stairways, with newer buildings along the road climbing from the plain. Rieti is the reference for work, secondary schools and hospital, and is a drive down the valley. Buyers find village houses at modest prices; the climate is zone E, with cold winters, and houses closed for some time will need insulation and heating work.

Istat, the national statistics institute, recorded 1,965 residents in 2023, down 7.7% from 2,130 in 2011. The average age is 48.9, slightly above 48.1 for the province, with over-65s at 28.3%. Foreign residents make up 7.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected acceleration of 0.213 g in the built-up area, in the central Apennines. For a stone house, ask whether strengthening work has been done and have a surveyor examine it.

For each address the report shows the official landslide maps on the slope and the Revenue Agency cadastral maps, which are published.

Key points

  • Valle Santa near Rieti, sanctuary linked to St Francis.
  • Stone centre with steep lanes and stairways.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.213 g.
  • Population down 7.7% since 2011.

Overview

Poggio Bustone is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,965 residents, ranked 18 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Poggio Bustone is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2A. Most municipalities in the province (60 of 73) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.213 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Poggio Bustone, 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 7.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Poggio Bustone declared an average taxable income of 19,856 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Poggio Bustone is in climate zone E, with 2,741 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 756 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Poggio Bustone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.7% of the land in Poggio Bustone, compared with 3.2% 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 Poggio Bustone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Poggio Bustone: 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 Poggio Bustone 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 11 inhabited census areas in Poggio Bustone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 15.4%
  • good 84.6%

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 057051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.