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Valfabbrica: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Perugia, Umbria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Valfabbrica, the Chiascio valley between Assisi and Gubbio

Anyone walking the Franciscan route between Gubbio and Assisi almost always passes through Valfabbrica. The village lies in the valley of the river Chiascio, in Umbria, in an area of wooded hills and fields that separates the Perugia and Assisi area from Gubbio. Upstream of the village the river is held back by a dam that forms an artificial lake.

The municipality has a small centre and many hamlets and scattered houses, with stone farmhouses often converted into homes or guest accommodation. Perugia and Assisi are reached by car and are where people go for work, hospital and secondary schools. If you buy an isolated farmhouse, access, water supply and distance to services matter, and the report measures them from the property itself. In low-lying areas near the Chiascio, check the flood maps.

Istat, the national statistics office, records 3,226 residents (2023), down 7.9% since 2011. The average age is 48.6, compared with 47.4 in Perugia province, and 28.1% are over 65. Foreign residents make up 8.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Valfabbrica is in seismic zone 2, as are 43 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.233 g, high for this class. Umbria has long experience of earthquakes and rebuilding, so before buying a stone farmhouse ask whether it has been strengthened, under what design and in which year.

Key points

  • Chiascio valley, on the walking route from Gubbio to Assisi.
  • 3,226 residents, down 7.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.233 g.
  • 28.1% over 65, average age 48.6.

Overview

Valfabbrica is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,226 residents, ranked 36 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valfabbrica is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (44 of 59) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.233 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Valfabbrica, 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 7.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valfabbrica declared an average taxable income of 20,601 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valfabbrica is in climate zone D, with 2,084 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 289 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valfabbrica has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 4.1% of the land in Valfabbrica, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.8 hectares.

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 open contaminated sites in Valfabbrica; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valfabbrica: 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 Valfabbrica 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 45 inhabited census areas in Valfabbrica. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 35.8%
  • good 64.2%

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 054057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.