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Pomezia: 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: Lungomare delle Sirene 1, Pomezia.

Pomezia, the Pontina factories and the sea at Torvaianica

Pomezia was the last of the towns founded during the reclamation of the Pontine plain, at the end of the 1930s, and its original core, with the square and the civic tower, is still recognisable. After the war it became one of the largest industrial areas in Lazio, with pharmaceutical, electronics and logistics firms lined up along the Via Pontina.

The municipality reaches the sea at Torvaianica, a resort made up largely of small villas and holiday homes, and includes Pratica di Mare, home to a military airbase and the excavations of ancient Lavinium. Between the centre and the coast are residential districts built in recent decades and open countryside. For Rome most people use the Pontina, which is congested at rush hour; near the industrial zones, visit at different times of day to see how much heavy goods traffic passes.

Growth has been strong. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 64,451 residents in 2023, up 14.3% on 2011, or 8,079 more people. The average age is 44.3, over-65s make up 19.1% against 22.9% in the province of Rome, and foreign residents 13.0%. There are 66 sports facilities on record, 1.02 per 1,000 residents against 0.90 for the province.

Pomezia is in seismic zone 2 (zone 1 is the most hazardous), like 96 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.137 g. Villas in Torvaianica and along the coast have often been extended over the years, so before completion check that verandas, loft rooms and added floors are authorised and included in the structural design.

Between the town and the sea there are ditches and low-lying ground, and the beach is exposed to erosion. Flood hazard is checked address by address.

Key points

  • A 1930s new town, an industrial hub and the sea at Torvaianica.
  • 64,451 residents, up 14.3% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 19.1%, against 22.9% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.137 g.

Overview

Pomezia is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 64,451 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 121).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pomezia 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 0.137 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pomezia, 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 grown by 14.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 13.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pomezia declared an average taxable income of 23,805 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pomezia is in climate zone D, with 1,536 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 108 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pomezia has 48 schools and 17 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 34 grocery shops and supermarkets, 40 healthcare facilities, 66 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 26.6% of the land in Pomezia, compared with 13.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 8.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 9 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Pomezia, and 7 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Pomezia: 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 Pomezia 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 466 inhabited census areas in Pomezia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.7%
  • fair 55.2%
  • good 34.1%

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 058079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.