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Vallerotonda: what to know before buying a home

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

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Vallerotonda, in the Mainarde mountains north of Cassino

Vallerotonda sits on the Lazio side of the Mainarde mountains, in the south of the province of Frosinone, with the village at around 620 metres and land climbing towards mountain pastures and woods. The reference town is Cassino, down on the plain, with its hospital, railway station and junction on the A1 motorway.

Buyers here are looking for the mountains close to a town with services: the roads down to Cassino are hilly but not long. Most homes are village houses in stone on several levels, with some newer buildings on the approach roads. Winters are cold (climate zone E), so heating needs careful budgeting.

It is an ageing community. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,391 residents in 2023, 16.8% fewer than the 1,671 of 2011, with an average age of 52.5 against 46.8 in the province and over-65s at 34.9%, compared with 25.4% across the province. Foreign residents account for 2.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is high. Vallerotonda is in zone 1, the most hazardous class, along with 29 other municipalities in the province of Frosinone, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.255 g. For a masonry house you need precise information: year of construction, structural work carried out and any seismic improvement plans filed with the authorities.

On the mountain slopes the report checks the official landslide maps and the gradient of the land for the address. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Lazio side of the Mainarde, north of Cassino.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.255 g.
  • Over-65s at 34.9%, average age 52.5.
  • Cassino close by for hospital, trains and motorway.

Overview

Vallerotonda is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,391 residents, ranked 65 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vallerotonda is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 91 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.255 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vallerotonda, 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 16.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vallerotonda declared an average taxable income of 17,129 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vallerotonda is in climate zone E, with 2,272 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 620 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vallerotonda has 3 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 2.1% of the land in Vallerotonda, 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 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Vallerotonda. 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 Vallerotonda: 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 Vallerotonda 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 27 inhabited census areas in Vallerotonda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 060084. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.