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Selci: what to know before buying a home

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

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Selci, olive groves in the Sabina hills

Selci is one of the small municipalities of the Sabina area in the province of Rieti, on olive-covered hills sloping towards the Tiber valley, at around 200 metres. The old village sits on top, its houses tight along a few streets; around it, along the country roads, detached houses and villas have been built over the years.

Location matters: Rome is within reach by car or by the regional trains running along the Tiber further down, and people wanting a house with a garden away from the city often look at the Sabina. Selci has been gaining residents: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,135 in 2023, up 2.6% on 2011.

The average age is 48.1, the same as the province of Rieti (48.1), and 27.1% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 9.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. The climate is temperate (climate zone D), with mild winters.

For earthquakes, the figure to remember is seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department scale, shared with 59 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration in the village of 0.153 g. For a masonry house, or a villa extended over time, ask for the plans and any assessments and sign-off certificates.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On the Sabina hills, gradient and landslide hazard change from one plot to the next and are read on the official maps.

Key points

  • Sabina hills in the province of Rieti, among olive groves.
  • Population up 2.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.153 g.
  • Average age 48.1, the same as the province.

Overview

Selci is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,135 residents, ranked 32 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Selci 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 (60 of 73) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Selci, 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 grown by 2.6%. 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 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Selci declared an average taxable income of 20,138 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Selci is in climate zone D, with 1,825 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 204 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Selci has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 4.0% of the land in Selci, compared with 3.2% 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 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 Selci.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Selci: 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 Selci 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 Selci. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.7%
  • fair 91.3%

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 057065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.