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Sacrofano: 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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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: Via Sacrofano Cassia 71, Sacrofano.

Sacrofano, a tufa village in the Veio park north of Rome

The houses of Sacrofano's old centre stand on a spur of tufa, the soft volcanic stone of this area, north of Rome inside the Veio regional park. The village lies between the ancient Via Flaminia and Via Cassia, in countryside of hills, gorges and woods that stays green despite the capital being so close.

Over recent decades many Roman families have moved here for space and lower prices, and areas of detached houses and homes scattered among the trees have grown up around the old village. A car is essential: to reach Rome you go down to the Flaminia or the Cassia and meet the rush-hour traffic at the city's edge. In the rural parts it is also worth checking access roads, utility connections and services, which vary from place to place.

The growth shows in the figures: 7,403 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics institute, up 11.0% on 2011. Foreign residents make up 14.9%, the estimated average age is 46.9 against 46.0 for the Metropolitan City of Rome, and over-65s account for 23.2%. Average incomes are close to the provincial figure.

In a province where most municipalities are in seismic zone 2, Sacrofano is one of the 24 placed in zone 3 by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.087 g. The hazard is moderate; in the old village, built of tufa masonry, have the walls and floors checked and ask what work has been done in recent years.

Tufa is a good building stone but it forms steep cliffs. On the edges of the old village and along the gorges, landslide and rockfall hazard should be read for the individual address, and the report checks it against the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the address leads straight to the plot.

Key points

  • Tufa village in the Veio park, between the Flaminia and Cassia.
  • Up 11.0% since 2011; foreign residents 14.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.087 g.
  • Tufa cliffs and gorges: check landslide hazard by address.

Overview

Sacrofano is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 7,403 residents, ranked 52 of 121 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sacrofano 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. Only 24 of 121 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.087 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 grown by 11.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 14.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sacrofano declared an average taxable income of 27,501 euros, in line with the province (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sacrofano is in climate zone D, with 1,751 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 260 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sacrofano has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 7.5% of the land in Sacrofano, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Sacrofano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sacrofano: 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 Sacrofano 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 56 inhabited census areas in Sacrofano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 59.4%
  • good 40.6%

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 058093. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.