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Sambuci: 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 Alberto Theodoli 1, Sambuci.

Sambuci, Theodoli castle in the hills behind Tivoli

In the hills behind Tivoli, at around 430 metres, Sambuci gathers around Theodoli castle, the noble residence that occupies the top of the historic centre. Olive groves and woods surround it, and the Aniene valley is the corridor linking the area to Rome.

Buyers here often work in Rome or Tivoli and accept the journey in exchange for a bigger house and a quiet village. Try the trip at rush hour before deciding. Declared average income is well below the figure for the metropolitan city.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 828 residents, down 11.5% on 2011. The average age is 47.5 (46.0 in the metropolitan city of Rome), over-65s are 26.4% against 22.9%, and foreign residents 7.6%.

Houses in the historic centre are masonry, built against each other on several levels; outside the village there are small villas and country houses. Sambuci is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 96 other municipalities around Rome, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.155 g. For an old building, a structural check before the offer is advisable, looking at floors, roof and the links with neighbouring houses.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and the report traces the address to its land parcel. In a hillside village, the official maps for landslides and surface water need reading for the individual plot. The climate zone is E, with colder winters than in Rome.

Key points

  • Hill village behind Tivoli, with Theodoli castle.
  • Over-65s at 26.4%, against 22.9% in the metropolitan city.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.155 g.
  • Commuting to Rome: try the journey at rush hour.

Overview

Sambuci is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 828 residents, ranked 100 of 121 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sambuci 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 0.155 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sambuci, 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 11.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (46). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sambuci declared an average taxable income of 21,973 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sambuci is in climate zone E, with 2,114 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 434 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sambuci has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 3.5% of the land in Sambuci, 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 low. 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 Sambuci.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sambuci: 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 Sambuci 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 7 inhabited census areas in Sambuci. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 058094. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.