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Roccasecca: what to know before buying a home

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

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Roccasecca, St Thomas's castle and the valley railway junction

Tradition holds that St Thomas Aquinas was born in the castle of Roccasecca, whose ruins still look down on the town from the mountainside. The municipality lies in the southern part of the province of Frosinone, in the area known as Ciociaria, where the Liri valley widens between Frosinone and Cassino. The old town climbs the slope with stone houses and steep streets; down below, along the railway, Roccasecca Scalo has grown up with newer homes, shops and services.

The main advantage is the train. Roccasecca station is on the Rome to Naples line via Cassino and is also where the branch to Avezzano begins, so commuting to Rome, Frosinone or Cassino is a realistic option. The A1 motorway runs through the valley a few minutes away. Declared incomes are just above the provincial average.

The population, however, is falling: 6,754 residents in 2023, down 10.4% on 2011, or 782 people. The average age is 47.9, above the province (46.8), and over-65s make up 27.0%. There are few foreign residents, 3.0%.

The Liri valley is seismically active. Roccasecca is in zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's map, like 58 other municipalities in the province, while 30 are in zone 1; the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.202 g. In the stone houses of the upper town, have walls and floors inspected; in a block of flats at the Scalo, ask for the design date and any structural assessments.

Between the hill town and the plain, ground conditions differ a lot: on the slopes landslide hazard matters, near the valley's rivers flood hazard. The report checks them for the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, traces the plot.

Key points

  • Castle linked to the birth of St Thomas Aquinas.
  • Station on the Rome to Naples line, with trains to Avezzano.
  • Population down 10.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration about 0.202 g.

Overview

Roccasecca is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 6,754 residents, ranked 17 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccasecca is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2A. Most municipalities in the province (59 of 91) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.202 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccasecca, 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 10.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccasecca declared an average taxable income of 22,227 euros, in line with the province (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccasecca is in climate zone D, with 1,589 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 245 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccasecca has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.7 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.1).

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 9.4% of the land in Roccasecca, compared with 6.9% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Roccasecca. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccasecca: 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 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 93 inhabited census areas in Roccasecca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 56.6%
  • good 34.0%
  • very good 9.1%

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 060060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.