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Vicovaro: what to know before buying a home

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

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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: Via Tiburtina Valeria 1, Vicovaro.

Vicovaro, a hill village on the Aniene beyond Tivoli

The octagonal chapel of San Giacomo, built in the fifteenth century by the Orsini family, is the monument everyone in Vicovaro points to first. The village sits on a spur above the Aniene valley, along the Via Tiburtina Valeria, on the stretch that climbs from Tivoli towards the Simbruini mountains. The A24 Rome to L'Aquila motorway has its Vicovaro-Mandela exit here, and Rome is under an hour away outside rush hour.

For people working in the capital who are willing to commute, Vicovaro offers homes at prices far from those of Rome. The old village has stone houses on several levels, with internal stairs and lanes too narrow for cars; lower down and along the Tiburtina there are small blocks and detached houses from recent decades. Recorded services include 3 school sites, 2 supermarkets, 1 pharmacy and 14 bars and restaurants.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,533 residents in 2023, down 10.3% since 2011. The average age of 46.5 is close to the metropolitan 46.0, over-65s make up 24.3% and foreign residents 8.2%. Average declared incomes are much lower than the metropolitan average, which is pulled up by Rome.

On the Civil Protection Department scale (the national emergency agency), the Metropolitan City of Rome has 97 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 24 in zone 3. Vicovaro is in the first group, zone 2, with an expected acceleration of about 0.155 g. For a house in the old village, the condition of the masonry and floors and any strengthening already carried out are what count.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and the report reaches the plot. Between the Aniene valley floor and the sides of the spur, floods and landslides are checked for the exact address.

Key points

  • Hill village over the Aniene valley, with the San Giacomo chapel.
  • A24 exit Vicovaro-Mandela, Rome under an hour away.
  • 3,533 residents in 2023, down 10.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.155 g.

Overview

Vicovaro is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 3,533 residents, ranked 67 of 121 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vicovaro 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 (97 of 121) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.155 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vicovaro, 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 10.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vicovaro declared an average taxable income of 20,956 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vicovaro is in climate zone D, with 1,891 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 300 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vicovaro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 4 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 4.4% of the land in Vicovaro, compared with 13.2% 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 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 contaminated sites in Vicovaro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vicovaro: 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 Vicovaro 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 37 inhabited census areas in Vicovaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 23.5%
  • fair 76.5%

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 058112. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.