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Roccagiovine: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Roma, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Roccagiovine, a hill village above the Licenza valley

Roccagiovine stands on a rise overlooking the valley of the Licenza stream, which further down joins the Aniene river, in the north-eastern part of the Rome metropolitan area. The old centre is gathered at about five hundred metres, with stone houses and steep lanes, surrounded by woods, meadows and fields. The Aniene valley, with the A24 motorway and the railway to Rome, is the link with the capital and with Tivoli.

Buyers here usually want a village house or a country cottage with a bit of land, and accept the car for everything. In the old centre houses often stand on several levels, reached on foot and by steep stairs: check damp, roofs and services before you weigh up a renovation. Average declared incomes are lower than across the metropolitan area.

In 2023 there were 243 residents, down 13.2% from 280 in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is old: an estimated average age of 52.8 against 46.0 for the metropolitan area, and over-65s at 37.9% against 22.9%. Foreign residents account for 9.5%.

The key safety issue is earthquakes. Roccagiovine is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 97 of the 121 municipalities in the metropolitan area, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.156 g. For an old masonry house, get a structural engineer's opinion and paperwork for any structural work done. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps: the report starts from the address, finds the land parcel and checks slope and landslide maps.

Key points

  • Hill village above the Licenza valley, which runs down to the Aniene.
  • Over-65s at 37.9%, against 22.9% in the metropolitan area.
  • 243 residents, down 13.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.156 g.

Overview

Roccagiovine is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 243 residents, among the smallest in the province (116 of 121).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccagiovine 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 (97 of 121) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.156 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccagiovine, 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 13.2%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (46). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccagiovine declared an average taxable income of 21,900 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccagiovine is in climate zone E, with 2,203 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 520 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 2.8% of the land in Roccagiovine, compared with 13.2% 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 Roccagiovine.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccagiovine: 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 Roccagiovine 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 3 inhabited census areas in Roccagiovine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 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 058087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.