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Spoleto: 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: Via Guglielmo Marconi 1, Spoleto.

Spoleto, the Rocca, the Ponte delle Torri and the mountain hamlets

Spoleto closes off the southern end of the Valle Umbra, where the plain runs up against the mountains. The historic town climbs a hill crowned by the Rocca Albornoziana fortress, linked to Monteluco by the Ponte delle Torri aqueduct bridge, and every summer it hosts the Festival dei Due Mondi. The municipality is much larger than the town, though: it takes in a strip of plain towards Foligno and dozens of hamlets scattered across hills and mountains, with very little land built on.

Buyers face very different options. In the historic centre, old palazzi are split into flats, with stairs, heritage restrictions and uphill streets. Lower down, towards the station on the Rome to Ancona line and the Via Flaminia, recent blocks and small villas take over. In the hamlets you find farmhouses and stone cottages, often needing restoration, with cold winters (climate zone E) and services reachable only by car.

Earthquakes come first here. The Civil Protection Department places Spoleto in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous, like 13 other municipalities in the province of Perugia, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.212 g. The 2016 earthquakes in the nearby Valnerina also affected its territory. For an old masonry building, ask whether seismic upgrading has been done, with what grants and whether the work was signed off; for a newer house, ask for the structural design and the year of construction.

The population is shrinking: 36,149 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, 5.9% fewer than in 2011. It is also older than the provincial average, with a mean age of 49.0 and 29.4% over 65 against 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 9.4%.

On the slopes and along the Tessino and other streams, conditions change a great deal from one spot to the next, so landslide and flood hazard are checked at the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover even the most remote hamlets.

Key points

  • Hilltop old town, plain towards Foligno and dozens of mountain hamlets.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.212 g.
  • 36,149 residents, down 5.9% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 29.4%, above the provincial 26.4%.

Overview

Spoleto is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 36,149 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 59).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Spoleto 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 0.212 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Spoleto, 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 5.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Spoleto declared an average taxable income of 22,885 euros, in line with the province (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Spoleto is in climate zone E, with 2,427 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 396 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Spoleto has 39 schools and 10 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 28 grocery shops and supermarkets, 20 healthcare facilities, 32 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

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 5.0% of the land in Spoleto, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 12.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Spoleto; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Spoleto: 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 Spoleto 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 475 inhabited census areas in Spoleto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.5%
  • fair 98.5%

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 054051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.