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Tarano: 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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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: Strada Provinciale 53 Collevecchio-Montebuono 1, Tarano.

Tarano, olive-covered hills in the Sabina towards the Tiber

Tarano is a village in the Sabina, the hilly area between Rieti and Rome known for its olive oil, in the province of Rieti. The old centre stands on a hill at around 230 metres, with houses packed along the lanes of the village; below it, olive groves and fields slope down towards the Tiber valley.

The lower Sabina is the part of the province closest to Rome: the A1 motorway and the regional railway to the capital run along the Tiber valley, with stations in the municipalities near the river. Tarano itself stays quiet, and buyers choose between village houses, often in need of work, and farmhouses or detached homes among the olives.

In 2023 there were 1,366 residents, down 4.5% on 2011. The average age (48.3) and the share over 65 (27.7%) are in line with the province, and 9.4% of residents are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are below the Rieti average.

In the province of Rieti, 13 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 60 in zone 2, Tarano included. Here the expected ground acceleration is 0.153 g. For a stone house in the old village, ask whether seismic improvement work has been carried out, with the design and paperwork, and for a farmhouse check the roof and timber floors.

At the address, the report adds ground slope and the official landslide and flood maps, and it finds the plot using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, published for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Hill village in the Sabina, among olive groves, towards the Tiber.
  • A1 motorway and railway to Rome along the Tiber valley.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.153 g.
  • Population down 4.5% since 2011.

Overview

Tarano is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,366 residents, ranked 23 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tarano 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 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tarano, 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tarano declared an average taxable income of 19,129 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tarano is in climate zone D, with 1,879 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 234 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tarano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 4.8% of the land in Tarano, 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 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 Tarano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tarano: 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 Tarano 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 Tarano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 057067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.