Vico nel Lazio: 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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Vico nel Lazio, the walled village in the Ernici mountains
The walls and their towers are the first thing you see on arriving at Vico nel Lazio. The medieval village is still enclosed by its ring of walls, at more than seven hundred metres in the Ernici mountains, in the northern part of the province of Frosinone. Around it are woods, pasture and countryside divided into small plots.
Inside the walls the houses are stone-built and packed together, with outside staircases and lanes cars cannot use. Buying there means carrying the shopping on foot and doing restoration under strict rules on facades and materials. Outside the walls the village has spread with newer houses that are easier to reach. Alatri and Frosinone are the main towns for work and services, and Rome is within driving distance for anyone who goes in a few times a week. The village has 1 pharmacy and 3 school sites.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,068 residents in 2023, down 8.3% on 2011. The average age of 45.8 is slightly below 46.8 for the province, and 23.9% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 5.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Vico is in seismic zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of 0.167 g; 30 other municipalities in the province are in zone 1, the highest. In old houses built against the walls, find out whether the load-bearing walls have been strengthened and look for old or new cracks.
At this height winters are cold and snow does fall. The report finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and checks the official landslide and flood maps there.
Key points
- Medieval village enclosed by walls, in the Ernici mountains.
- Houses inside the walls reached on foot.
- Population down 8.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.167 g.
Overview
Vico nel Lazio is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,068 residents, ranked 53 of 91 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vico nel Lazio 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 0.167 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Vico nel Lazio, 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vico nel Lazio declared an average taxable income of 19,937 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Vico nel Lazio is in climate zone E, with 2,418 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 720 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vico nel Lazio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 2.3% of the land in Vico nel Lazio, 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 high. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Vico nel Lazio. 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 Vico nel Lazio: 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 Vico nel Lazio 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 31 inhabited census areas in Vico nel Lazio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 8.9%
- fair 52.8%
- good 38.4%
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 060087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.