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Proceno: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Viterbo, 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: Corso Regina Margherita 1, Proceno.

Proceno, a castle village on the Tuscan border

Proceno lies in the hills of upper Tuscia, right on the border between Lazio and Tuscany. The old village, gathered around its medieval castle, stands at around 420 metres and looks out over open countryside of fields, woods and scattered farmhouses. Viterbo, the provincial capital, is some way off; for many errands people rely on the nearer towns of the area.

Buyers here usually want a stone house in the village or a farmhouse in the countryside. In the first case, the questions are about damp, timber floors, wiring and plumbing and whether you can park nearby; in the second, road access, water supply, drainage and the state of the roofs. The area is in climate zone E, with cool winters.

The population is small and elderly. In 2023 there were 530 residents, down 12.4% on the 605 of 2011. The average age is 52.0, against 47.5 in the province of Viterbo, and over-65s make up 32.1% (25.9% in the province). Foreign residents are 13.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Proceno is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 40 of the 60 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.141 g in the built-up area. In a historic building it is worth asking a surveyor to check how walls and floors are tied together.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Proceno too, so the report reaches the land parcel from the address. For a farmhouse with land this is especially useful to check boundaries and areas, and to look up landslide and flood hazard on the official maps.

Key points

  • Castle village on the border between Lazio and Tuscany.
  • Population down 12.4% since 2011, average age 52.0.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.141 g.
  • Farmhouses: check access, water and drainage.

Overview

Proceno is a municipality in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 530 residents, among the smallest in the province (59 of 60).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Proceno 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 (40 of 60) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.141 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Proceno, 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 12.4%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 13.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Proceno declared an average taxable income of 19,198 euros, below the provincial average (22,031 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Proceno is in climate zone E, with 2,295 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 418 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Proceno has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 2.0% of the land in Proceno, compared with 4.7% 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 no contaminated sites in Proceno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Proceno: 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 Proceno 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 Proceno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 30.5%
  • good 69.5%

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

ISTAT code 056044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.