Pontecorvo: 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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Pontecorvo, the town on the Liri in southern Lazio
Pontecorvo stands on the river Liri in the southern part of the province of Frosinone, where the valley widens towards Cassino and the border with Campania. For centuries it was an enclave of the Papal States inside the Kingdom of Naples. In 1944 much of the town was destroyed in the fighting along the German defensive lines south of Rome, and it was rebuilt after the war.
The housing stock reflects that rebuilding. Many buildings in the centre and the surrounding districts date from the 1950s and 1960s, alongside newer houses towards the plain and scattered homes in the countryside. If you work in Cassino, Frosinone or the industrial areas of the valley you will need a car; the A1 motorway passes a few kilometres away.
The population has fallen clearly. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 13,223 residents at the 2011 census and 12,198 in 2023: 1,025 fewer, a drop of 7.8%. The estimated average age is 45.9, just below the province (46.8), and foreign residents make up 3.9%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.
The province of Frosinone has 30 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 59 in zone 2. Pontecorvo is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.146 g. The post-war buildings were designed before modern earthquake codes, so paying an engineer or surveyor to check the structure before buying is money well spent.
The cadastral maps are published and the report works back from the address to the plot. Along the Liri and its tributaries the flood hazard is checked for the individual address, as is the landslide hazard on the hillside.
Key points
- On the Liri; for centuries a papal enclave in the Kingdom of Naples.
- Population down 7.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.146 g.
- Much post-war housing: a structural survey is worthwhile.
Overview
Pontecorvo is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 12,198 residents, among the most populous in the province (9 of 91).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pontecorvo 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 0.146 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Pontecorvo, 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pontecorvo declared an average taxable income of 21,157 euros, in line with the province (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pontecorvo is in climate zone C, with 1,200 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 97 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pontecorvo has 10 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 7.1% of the land in Pontecorvo, 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 Pontecorvo, and one more has 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 Pontecorvo: 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 Pontecorvo 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 90 inhabited census areas in Pontecorvo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 35.1%
- good 62.5%
- very good 2.5%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 060056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.