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Sgurgola: 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 Pietra Rea 1, Sgurgola.

Sgurgola, a Lepini hill village above the Sacco valley

From Sgurgola you can see much of the Sacco valley. The village stands on a hill on the lower slopes of the Lepini mountains, at around 400 metres, in the north-western part of the province of Frosinone, not far from Anagni. Below, on the valley floor, run the A1 motorway and the railway to Rome, which for many residents are the daily link with work.

The old centre is compact, with stone houses, uphill alleys and small squares; heading down towards the valley there are newer residential areas and houses scattered among olive groves and fields. For buyers the difference is clear: in the old village you pay less but give up parking and outdoor space, while outside it you gain convenience but depend on the car.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,361 residents in 2023, down 10.0% since 2011. The average age is 47.0, similar to the provincial 46.8, and over-65s make up 24.4%. Foreign residents account for 14.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is widespread across the province of Frosinone. Sgurgola is in seismic zone 2, like 58 other municipalities, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.139 g. For a masonry house in the centre, have a surveyor check the walls, how they are tied to the floors, and the roof.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report uses them to find the land parcel. For each address it also checks the official landslide maps for the hillside and the flood maps for the valley floor.

Key points

  • Lepini hill village overlooking the Sacco valley.
  • Motorway and railway to Rome on the valley floor.
  • Down 10.0% since 2011, foreign residents 14.1%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.139 g.

Overview

Sgurgola is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,361 residents, ranked 48 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sgurgola 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 (59 of 91) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.139 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sgurgola, 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 10.0%. 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 14.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sgurgola declared an average taxable income of 19,300 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sgurgola is in climate zone D, with 1,962 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 386 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sgurgola has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. 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 0.7 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 6.9% of the land in Sgurgola, compared with 6.9% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Sgurgola, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Sgurgola: 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 Sgurgola 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 21 inhabited census areas in Sgurgola. 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 060073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.