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Terni: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Terni, 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 Dante 7, Milan.

Terni, the steel city

Terni grew up around industry. From the late nineteenth century its steelworks, and the power stations fed by the rivers Nera and Velino, made it Umbria's industrial hub, and it is still known as the steel city. The Marmore Falls lie within the municipality, and the patron saint is St Valentine, an early bishop of Terni.

The city carries enormous weight in its province: with 106,436 residents at the end of 2023 it holds 49.3% of the population, almost one person in two. Since the 2011 census the population has fallen by 2.5%. The estimated average age is 48.4, slightly lower than the provincial 48.9, and over-65s make up 27.8%. Foreign residents account for 12.2%.

One point not to overlook: Terni is in seismic zone 2, whereas the most common class in its province is zone 3 (17 of 33 municipalities). Another 12 municipalities share the city's zone 2, and 4 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.17 g, a medium-high value. Anyone buying in an apartment block from the years of industrial expansion would do well to ask for the structural design and details of any upgrading.

On services, Overture Maps data show 83 healthcare facilities (0.78 per 1,000 residents against 0.52 in the province) and 63 supermarkets, less dense than the provincial average (0.59 against 0.74). The Ministry of Health lists 33 pharmacies, 0.31 per 1,000 residents against 0.40.

Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report uses them to locate the building's plot. Between the basin the city sits in, the course of the Nera and the surrounding hills, landslide and flood hazard and local prices are checked address by address.

Key points

  • Almost one in two of the province's residents lives in Terni (49.3%).
  • Population down 2.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, while zone 3 is most common in the province.
  • Fewer pharmacies per resident than the provincial average.

Overview

Terni is the capital of the province of Terni, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 106,436 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 49% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Terni is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 12 of 33 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.167 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Terni, 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Terni.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 2.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 12.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Terni has 84 schools and 33 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 63 grocery shops and supermarkets, 83 healthcare facilities, 87 sports facilities and 27 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Terni: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 055032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.