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Settefrati: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Frosinone, 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 Le Caselle 1, Settefrati.

Settefrati, the Comino valley and Canneto sanctuary

Every summer the road climbing from Settefrati towards the Val di Canneto fills with pilgrims heading for the sanctuary of the Madonna di Canneto. The village is in the mountains, with the town hall at about 780 metres, in the Valle di Comino, on the edge of the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. For the rest of the year it is small and quiet, and for work and services people go down to the valley-floor villages and the larger towns of the province.

The climate is zone E, with cold winters and snow that is not unusual. Homes are mainly stone houses in the old centre, on several levels and often on a slope, plus more recent houses along the access roads. On slopes the report measures the elevation and gradient of the plot and reads the official landslide hazard maps for the exact address.

At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 718 residents, down 9.3% on the 792 of 2011. The average age is 47.6 (46.8 in the province), over-65s make up 26.2% and foreign residents 7.2%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

Settefrati is in seismic zone 1, the highest, like 29 other municipalities in the province of Frosinone, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.261 g. In a stone house in the centre, have the walls, floors and the ties between parts of the building checked, and ask whether any seismic improvement work has been done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the Valle di Comino, at about 780 metres.
  • Sanctuary of the Madonna di Canneto, a summer pilgrimage site.
  • 718 residents, down 9.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.261 g.

Overview

Settefrati is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 718 residents, among the smallest in the province (81 of 91).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Settefrati is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 91 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.261 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Settefrati, 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 9.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Settefrati declared an average taxable income of 15,819 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Settefrati is in climate zone E, with 2,477 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 784 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Settefrati has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 1.4% of the land in Settefrati, compared with 6.9% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Settefrati. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Settefrati: 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 Settefrati 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 Settefrati. 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 060072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.