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Rieti: 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 Dante 7, Milan.

Rieti, at the centre of Italy

An old tradition calls Rieti the navel of Italy, the geographical centre of the peninsula. The city lies in a basin crossed by the river Velino, on the ancient Via Salaria road, with Monte Terminillo behind it and all around it the valley of Franciscan sanctuaries such as Greccio and Fonte Colombo.

Rieti is the largest municipality in a province of 73, many of them small, and holds 30.2% of its population: 45,286 residents at the end of 2023, around 2% fewer than at the 2011 census. The estimated average age is 47.6, compared with 48.1 for the province, and over-65s make up 26.2%. Foreign residents account for 8.1%.

For anyone buying in this area, earthquakes are a central issue. In the province 13 municipalities are in seismic zone 1, the highest class, and the other 60 in zone 2. Under Lazio's regional classification, Rieti's municipal area is split between sub-zones 2A and 2B. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.187 g, a medium-high value. Before buying, ask for the building's design date, any seismic assessment, and paperwork for any strengthening work.

Compared with the rest of the province, services are concentrated in the city: Overture Maps data record 40 healthcare facilities (0.88 per 1,000 residents against 0.43) and 43 schools (0.95 against 1.30). Pharmacies are less common per head, however: 14 on the Ministry of Health list, 0.31 per 1,000 residents against a provincial average of 0.57.

Rieti's cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report uses them to find the sheet and parcel (foglio and particella). Between the Velino plain and the mountain slopes, landslide and flood hazard and local prices are checked for the address, not for the municipality as a whole.

Key points

  • Largest municipality in the province, with 30.2% of residents.
  • Population down around 2% since 2011.
  • Seismic sub-zones 2A and 2B; 13 municipalities in the province in zone 1.
  • More healthcare facilities per resident than the provincial average.

Overview

Rieti is the capital of the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 45,286 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 30% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rieti is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2A-2B. 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 0.187 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rieti, 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Rieti.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 2.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rieti has 43 schools and 14 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 31 grocery shops and supermarkets, 40 healthcare facilities, 42 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.9 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Rieti: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 057059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.