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Posta: 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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For example: Via Sigillo 1, Posta.

Posta, on the Via Salaria in the upper Velino valley

The Via Salaria, the ancient road linking Rome to the Adriatic, runs through Posta along the upper Velino valley in the province of Rieti. The village owes its name to a coaching station (posta) on the road, and the Salaria is still its main link: towards Rieti and Rome one way, towards Ascoli Piceno and the Marche the other.

The centre is more than seven hundred metres up, in a narrow valley between wooded mountains, with several hamlets on the slopes. The climate is zone E, with cold winters. Along the road there are several places to eat and drink: Overture Maps counts 23.47 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 5.67 in the province. For the hospital and secondary schools, Rieti is the reference.

In 2023 there were 554 residents, 132 fewer than in 2011 (a fall of 19.2%). The average age is 51.4, against 48.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 32.1%. Foreign nationals account for 9.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Seismic hazard here is high: Posta is in seismic zone 1, like 13 municipalities in the province of Rieti, with an expected acceleration of about 0.257 g. A buyer should ask when and how the building was repaired or strengthened, with the paperwork for the work, and have a surveyor inspect it. A house rebuilt to recent standards is a very different matter from one never touched.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality: the report traces the plot and reads landslide and Velino flood hazard on the official maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Upper Velino valley village on the Via Salaria.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.257 g.
  • Repair or strengthening work: ask for the paperwork.
  • Residents down 19.2% since 2011.

Overview

Posta is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 554 residents, ranked 45 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Posta is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 13 of 73 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.257 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Posta, 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 19.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Posta declared an average taxable income of 19,671 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Posta is in climate zone E, with 2,734 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 721 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Posta has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 1.8% of the land in Posta, compared with 3.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Posta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Posta: 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 Posta 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 22 inhabited census areas in Posta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 057057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.