Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Vallemaio: what to know before buying a home

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

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Vallemaio

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: Contrada Pastinovecchio 1, Vallemaio.

Vallemaio, a hill village in southern Lazio near Cassino

Vallemaio is a small hill municipality in the southern part of the province of Frosinone, in the area that looks to Cassino for work, secondary schools and health care. The village sits at around 340 metres, with the old centre on top and newer houses along the roads leading down to the countryside of olive groves and small plots.

The climate is mild, zone D. Most homes for sale are detached houses, often built or extended by families over the decades: before buying, check that every extension has the right permits, because incomplete amnesty applications for unauthorised building work are a common snag when country houses change hands in Italy.

The population is shrinking: 895 residents in 2023, 10.7% fewer than in 2011, or 107 people, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age is 47.1, close to the provincial 46.8, while over-65s are 27.5% against 25.4% in the province. Foreign residents are few, 1.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Civil Protection department places Vallemaio in seismic zone 2, like 59 of the 91 municipalities in the province of Frosinone; the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.121 g. For masonry houses in the old centre, and for those extended in several stages, a structural survey before buying is worth the cost.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the address to its land parcel. Landslide hazard on the slopes is checked for the individual address on the official maps.

Key points

  • Hill village in southern Lazio, in the Cassino area.
  • 895 residents, down 10.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.121 g.
  • Houses extended over time: check permits and amnesty files.

Overview

Vallemaio is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 895 residents, ranked 76 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vallemaio 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 (59 of 91) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.121 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vallemaio, 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 10.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vallemaio declared an average taxable income of 18,349 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vallemaio is in climate zone D, with 1,713 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 337 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vallemaio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.0% of the land in Vallemaio, compared with 6.9% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Vallemaio. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vallemaio: 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 Vallemaio 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 Vallemaio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 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 060083. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.