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Sellano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Perugia, Umbria. 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: Localita' Villamagina 1, Sellano.

Sellano, Umbrian mountains in the Vigi valley

Getting to Sellano means climbing into the Umbrian mountains, up the valley of the Vigi, a stream that further down flows into the River Nera. The municipality is a small main village plus many hamlets scattered among woods, pasture and mountain roads. For work, hospitals and secondary schools people look to Foligno and Spoleto, both reached by car.

The area has lost people. In 2023 there were 964 residents, 176 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 15.4%. The average age is 53.0, against 47.4 in the province of Perugia, and over-65s reach 36.8%. Foreign residents make up 7.9%, and households are small, 1.79 people on average.

Earthquakes come first on the list. Sellano is in seismic zone 1, the highest class in the national classification run by the Civil Protection Department, like 13 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.243 g. After the 1997 earthquake in Umbria and the Marche many buildings in the area were repaired or rebuilt, so for any house ask for the plans of the work, the year it was done and the occupancy certificates.

On the slopes and along the gullies the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre covers the municipality, so an address leads straight to its land parcel.

If you want a home to live in all year round, check the real distance to a pharmacy and shops. In a mountain area made of hamlets it varies a great deal from one cluster of houses to the next, and the report measures it from the house itself.

Key points

  • Umbrian mountains in the Vigi valley, with many scattered hamlets.
  • Population down 15.4% since 2011, average age 53.0.
  • Seismic zone 1: ask for the plans and works done on the building.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available for the whole municipality.

Overview

Sellano is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 964 residents, ranked 51 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sellano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 14 of 59 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.243 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sellano, 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 15.4%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sellano declared an average taxable income of 19,599 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sellano is in climate zone E, with 2,312 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 640 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sellano has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 2.8% of the land in Sellano, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

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 Sellano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sellano: 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 Sellano 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 52 inhabited census areas in Sellano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 054048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.