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Stimigliano: 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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Stimigliano, the Sabina hills, the Tiber and the line to Rome

Stimigliano is a village in the Sabina, the hill country in the part of the province of Rieti that looks over the Tiber valley. The old centre stands on a rise, while lower down towards the river is the Scalo, the station district on the railway between Orte and Rome. For anyone working in the capital that link matters, so check the timetables before choosing a house.

The two parts of the village feel different. Up top there are stone houses, alleys and some steep steps, with old buildings that need careful checking; around the Scalo and in the newer areas homes are more recent and easier to reach. The countryside around is olive groves, the source of Sabina olive oil.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,178 residents in 2023, down 2.8% on 2011. The population is younger than the provincial average, with an average age of 45.2 against 48.1, and foreign nationals make up 23.6%, a high share. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes deserve attention here. Stimigliano is in seismic zone 2, like 60 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.147 g. For a house in the old centre, ask whether any seismic strengthening has been done. Near the Tiber flood hazard is the issue, and the report checks it for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Tiber side of the Sabina: old centre on the hill, Scalo by the river.
  • Station on the railway between Orte and Rome.
  • 23.6% foreign nationals, average age 45.2.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.147 g.

Overview

Stimigliano is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,178 residents, ranked 16 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stimigliano 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 0.147 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Stimigliano, 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 2.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 23.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stimigliano declared an average taxable income of 19,611 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Stimigliano is in climate zone D, with 1,742 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 207 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Stimigliano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 6.2% of the land in Stimigliano, 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 Stimigliano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Stimigliano: 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 Stimigliano 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 10 inhabited census areas in Stimigliano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 99.6%

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 057066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.