San Polo dei Cavalieri: 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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San Polo dei Cavalieri, the Lucretili hills above Tivoli
San Polo dei Cavalieri is a mountain village north of Tivoli, at around 650 metres, within the Monti Lucretili regional park. The village is gathered around its castle and has an old centre of lanes and stone steps, with woods, pasture and footpaths all around. Tivoli is about twenty minutes up a winding road, Rome about an hour depending on traffic.
For a buyer, this is mountain air an hour from the capital. In the old centre the houses are stone, often small, on several levels and without parking; outside the village there are detached houses and homes with gardens built in recent decades, some as second homes for people from Rome. What matters is the road to Tivoli in winter, the distance to services, which the report measures from the address, and on the slopes gradient and the official landslide maps.
There are 2,762 residents (2023), down 7.4% since 2011. The average age of 46.7 is a little above that of the metropolitan area of Rome (46.0), foreign residents make up 11.9% and households have 2.07 members on average. Declared incomes are much lower than the metropolitan average, which of course includes the capital.
San Polo dei Cavalieri is in seismic zone 2, like 96 other municipalities in the Rome area, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.152 g. For a masonry house in the village, ask whether floors, roof and walls have been worked on, and under which permits.
The climate is zone E in the Italian classification, cooler than in Rome. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the parcel from the address.
Key points
- Village in the Monti Lucretili, north of Tivoli
- Around 650 metres, Rome about an hour away
- 2,762 residents, down 7.4% since 2011
- Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.152 g
Overview
San Polo dei Cavalieri is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,762 residents, ranked 71 of 121 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Polo dei Cavalieri 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 0.152 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Polo dei Cavalieri, 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 7.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Polo dei Cavalieri declared an average taxable income of 21,439 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Polo dei Cavalieri is in climate zone E, with 2,484 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 651 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Polo dei Cavalieri has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 parks and green areas.
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 2.8% of the land in San Polo dei Cavalieri, 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 San Polo dei Cavalieri.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Polo dei Cavalieri: 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 San Polo dei Cavalieri 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 14 inhabited census areas in San Polo dei Cavalieri. 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
- 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 058096. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.