Roccasecca dei Volsci: 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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Roccasecca dei Volsci, a stone village in the Lepini mountains
The Volsci, the Italic people who lived in these mountains before Rome, live on in the village's name. Roccasecca dei Volsci is a small town in the Lepini mountains, in the province of Latina, built on rock at around 400 metres: stone houses packed tightly together, steep lanes and, below, slopes of olive groves and scrub running down towards the plain.
Jobs and the main services are down on the Pontine plain and in Latina, both reached by car. Buying in the village means accepting stairs, narrow access and little parking close to the house; those who prefer the countryside will find scattered houses along the roads leading down the valley. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. The climate zone is D, with mild winters, but stone houses left empty for a while often suffer from damp.
In 2023 there were 1,051 residents, down 6.7% on 2011. The average age is 47.5, against 45.5 for the province, and over-65s make up 26.2%, above the provincial 22.8%. Foreign nationals account for 7.5%.
In the province of Latina almost every municipality is in seismic zone 3: Roccasecca is one of these 30, while 3 are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.100 g. In an old masonry building, resting against its neighbours or on the rock, it helps to know whether structural work has been done and who designed it.
The land registry is published, and the report uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps to trace the address to its land parcel. On the slopes of the Lepini, gradient and landslide hazard are read at the exact spot on the official maps.
Key points
- Stone village in the Lepini mountains, above the Pontine plain.
- Residents down 6.7%, over-65s at 26.2%.
- Seismic zone 3, like 30 municipalities in the province.
- Slope and landslide hazard to check at the exact spot.
Overview
Roccasecca dei Volsci is a municipality in the province of Latina, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,051 residents, among the smallest in the province (31 of 33).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccasecca dei Volsci is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3A. Most municipalities in the province (30 of 33) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.100 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 6.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccasecca dei Volsci declared an average taxable income of 17,732 euros, below the provincial average (21,502 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Roccasecca dei Volsci is in climate zone D, with 1,766 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 376 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccasecca dei Volsci has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 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 5.3% of the land in Roccasecca dei Volsci, 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 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 Roccasecca dei Volsci.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccasecca dei Volsci: 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 Roccasecca dei Volsci 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 Roccasecca dei Volsci. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 5.2%
- good 94.8%
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 059023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.