Rocca Sinibalda: 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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Rocca Sinibalda, a castle above the Turano valley
The castle of Rocca Sinibalda towers over the village and the Turano valley from a rocky spur, and it is how you recognise the place even from a distance. This is the Sabina area of the province of Rieti, at about 550 metres, among wooded hills, olive groves and fields, in a municipality made up of an old centre and several hamlets spread through the valley.
For services and work people look to Rieti, reached by car, while Rome is further away but still within reach for occasional trips. The market consists of stone houses in the old village, often in need of renovation, and farmhouses and detached houses in the hamlets. In the old centre, access, parking and the state of roofs and floors matter; in the countryside, the road and water supply too. This is climate zone E.
The population is old: an average age of 52.8 against 48.1 in the province of Rieti, with over-65s at 33.5% against 27.1%. At the end of 2023 there were 779 residents, down 8.7% on 2011, and households are small, 1.74 people on average. Foreign residents make up 5.6%. Average declared income is close to the provincial figure, slightly below.
Rocca Sinibalda is in seismic zone 2, like 60 of the 73 municipalities in the province, while 13 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.171 g. In an old house in the village, find out whether strengthening work has been done and have it checked by a structural engineer.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the slopes and near the Turano, landslide and flood hazard are read from the official maps for the exact spot.
Key points
- Sabina village below its castle, above the Turano valley.
- Over-65s at 33.5%, against 27.1% in the province.
- Population down 8.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.171 g.
Overview
Rocca Sinibalda is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 779 residents, ranked 38 of 73 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocca Sinibalda 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 (60 of 73) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.171 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Rocca Sinibalda, 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 8.7%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocca Sinibalda declared an average taxable income of 21,260 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Rocca Sinibalda is in climate zone E, with 2,289 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 552 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocca Sinibalda has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 Rocca Sinibalda, compared with 3.2% 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 Rocca Sinibalda.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocca Sinibalda: 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 Sinibalda 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 19 inhabited census areas in Rocca Sinibalda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 47.0%
- good 53.0%
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
- 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 057062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.