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Rocca Massima: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Latina, 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: Contrada Boschetto 1, Rocca Massima.

Rocca Massima, a high village in the Monti Lepini

From over 700 metres up, Rocca Massima looks down on the Pontine plain on one side and the Alban Hills on the other. It is a small village in the Monti Lepini, in the province of Latina, with its old centre gathered on the hilltop, sloping alleys and stone houses, surrounded by woods, chestnut trees and olive groves.

Buyers here want fresh air and quiet, often thinking of a summer house or a home within reasonable reach of Rome and Latina, though that means a car and mountain roads. In the old village houses are narrow and on several floors, with parking some way off; on the outskirts there are small villas and houses with gardens. The climate zone is E, with colder winters than the plain below. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 1,081 residents, almost the same as in 2011 (1,094). The average age is 47.1, against 45.5 in the province, with 24.8% over 65 and 9.0% foreign nationals.

Compared with the rest of the province, seismic hazard is higher here: Rocca Massima is in zone 2, shared by only 3 of the 33 municipalities in the province of Latina, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.152 g. For a stone house in the centre, ask whether any strengthening work has been done and have the roof and floors checked.

On the steep slopes of the Lepini the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, so you can trace the land parcel.

Key points

  • Monti Lepini village above 700 metres, views over the Pontine plain.
  • Seismic zone 2, shared by only 3 municipalities in the province.
  • 1,081 residents, almost unchanged since 2011.
  • Sloping old village: check parking and structure.

Overview

Rocca Massima is a municipality in the province of Latina, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,081 residents, among the smallest in the province (30 of 33).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocca Massima is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2B. Only 3 of 33 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.152 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rocca Massima, 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 1.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (46). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocca Massima declared an average taxable income of 19,118 euros, below the provincial average (21,502 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rocca Massima is in climate zone E, with 2,426 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 735 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocca Massima has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 3.6% of the land in Rocca Massima, compared with 10.1% 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 very high. 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 Rocca Massima.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocca Massima: 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 Rocca Massima 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 8 inhabited census areas in Rocca Massima. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 059022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.