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Toffia: 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: Via del Collitrone 1, Toffia.

Toffia, a Sabina village among the olive groves

Toffia is one of the medieval villages of the Sabina, the hill country in the province of Rieti north-east of Rome, built on a rise and surrounded by olive-covered hills. The old centre is made of stone houses and narrow lanes; newer homes stand outside the walls and along the roads leading down into the countryside.

Unlike many inland villages in Lazio, Toffia has gained people. Many newer residents work in Rome or in the lower Sabina and travel by car, sometimes as far as the regional railway stations with trains to the capital. Buyers can choose between houses in the village, often needing work, and detached homes or farmhouses with an olive grove. Climate zone D means winters that are not harsh. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 1,071 residents, 6.9% more than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is younger than the provincial one: average age 46.5 against 48.1, over-65s at 23.5% against 27.1%. Foreign nationals make up 15.6% of residents.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2, together with 59 others in the province of Rieti; 13 municipalities are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.156 g. In the old village, where houses lean on one another, work on a roof or wall often involves the neighbours too, so find out beforehand what has been done to the building as a whole.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the plot. For a farmhouse with land it helps to see boundaries, access and slope, along with the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Medieval Sabina village among olive-covered hills.
  • Residents up 6.9% since 2011.
  • Foreign nationals 15.6%, over-65s at 23.5%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.156 g.

Overview

Toffia is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,071 residents, ranked 33 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Toffia 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 0.156 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Toffia, 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 grown by 6.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (48). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 15.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Toffia declared an average taxable income of 21,260 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Toffia is in climate zone D, with 1,830 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 262 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Toffia has 2 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 0.8 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 3.1% of the land in Toffia, 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 Toffia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Toffia: 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 Toffia 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 7 inhabited census areas in Toffia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 057068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.