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Vignanello: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via San Rocco 1, Vignanello.

Vignanello, Castello Ruspoli and the Cimini hazelnuts

Castello Ruspoli dominates the centre of Vignanello, and its formal Italian garden, with hedges clipped into regular geometric patterns, is one of the best known in Lazio. The town stands on a spur of tuff (volcanic stone) on the eastern side of the Cimini hills, in the Tuscia area around Viterbo, surrounded by hazelnut orchards, olive groves and vineyards.

The countryside here is mostly about hazelnuts: the Cimini hills are one of Italy's main growing areas, and much of the land is farmed. For buyers, the old centre on the tuff offers historic houses, often with cellars cut into the rock, while newer districts have spread along the approach roads. Along the edges of the spur and the gullies, the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address. The climate is zone D, with moderate winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,293 residents in 2023, down 11.0% on 2011, a noticeable fall. The average age is 48.1, slightly above the province of Viterbo; over-65s make up 27.3% and foreign residents 8.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Healthcare stands out among local services: 1.40 facilities per 1,000 residents, against 0.53 in the province.

In the province of Viterbo 40 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 20 in zone 3; Vignanello is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.107 g. Tuff houses in the centre often have thick walls but weak connections between parts, so have the floors, roof and cellars checked before buying.

Key points

  • Castello Ruspoli and hazelnut orchards in the Cimini hills.
  • Healthcare: 1.40 facilities per 1,000 residents.
  • 4,293 residents, down 11.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.107 g.

Overview

Vignanello is a municipality in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 4,293 residents, ranked 21 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vignanello is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3A. Only 20 of 60 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.107 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 11.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vignanello declared an average taxable income of 18,920 euros, below the provincial average (22,031 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vignanello is in climate zone D, with 2,076 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 369 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vignanello has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 1.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 7.6% of the land in Vignanello, compared with 4.7% 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 no open contaminated sites in Vignanello; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vignanello: 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 Vignanello 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 22 inhabited census areas in Vignanello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.5%
  • good 54.0%
  • very good 28.5%

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 056058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.