Torricella in Sabina: 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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Torricella in Sabina, olive groves and hills south of Rieti
The Sabina hills around Rieti are a landscape of olive groves, woods and villages perched on hilltops, and Torricella in Sabina is a typical example. The village sits at about 600 metres, south of Rieti, which is a short drive away. The old Via Salaria links the area with both Rieti and Rome, although Rome is too far for an easy daily commute.
Buyers here usually choose between a house in the old centre, with steps and narrow streets, and a property in the countryside, sometimes with a patch of olive grove. Winters are cold (climate zone E), so in stone houses or homes that have stood empty for a while it pays to check heating, insulation and the roof.
There were 1,285 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 8.5% from 1,405 in 2011. The village is older than its province: the average age is 50.1 against 48.1, and over-65s are 29.7% against 27.1%. Foreign residents account for 10.0%.
Torricella is in seismic zone 2, like 59 other municipalities in the province of Rieti, while 13 are in zone 1, the highest. The expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.166 g. Before signing, ask when the building was put up and whether any structural work has been done, with the permits filed at the town hall.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the plot, measures elevation and slope, and checks the official landslide and flood maps, which in these hills can change from one side of a slope to the other.
Key points
- Hill village in the Sabina, south of Rieti.
- Population down 8.5% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 29.7%, against 27.1% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.166 g.
Overview
Torricella in Sabina is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,285 residents, ranked 24 of 73 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torricella in Sabina 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 0.166 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Torricella in Sabina, 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 8.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torricella in Sabina declared an average taxable income of 21,225 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Torricella in Sabina is in climate zone E, with 2,464 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 604 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torricella in Sabina has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
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 3.1% of the land in Torricella in Sabina, 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 Torricella in Sabina.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torricella in Sabina: 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 Torricella in Sabina 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 23 inhabited census areas in Torricella in Sabina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 85.0%
- good 15.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 057069. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.