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Villa Santo Stefano: 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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Villa Santo Stefano, a Ciociaria hill town above the Amaseno valley

Villa Santo Stefano is a hill town in Ciociaria, the area around Frosinone, overlooking the Amaseno valley and surrounded by the Lepini and Ausoni mountains. The old centre sits on top, with narrow lanes and stone houses, while newer homes have spread along the roads heading down to the valley.

Buyers face a choice between two very different kinds of property. In the old village there are older buildings, often on several levels and reachable only on foot, to be judged on structure, stairs and access. Outside the centre there are small villas and houses with some land, easier for anyone driving to Frosinone or the Pontine coast. The climate is mild, zone D, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,598 residents in 2023, down 6.4% since 2011. The average age of 46.4 is in line with the province (46.8), and foreign residents make up 3.8%.

The town is in seismic zone 2, like 58 other municipalities in the province of Frosinone, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.128 g. For a stone house in the old centre, ask what work has been done on floors and roof and whether there are recent building permits.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available. Between the hilltop and the valley, slope and closeness to streams change, and the report checks both at the address.

Key points

  • Ciociaria hill town above the Amaseno valley.
  • Stone village on top, villas towards the valley.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.128 g.
  • Population down 6.4% since 2011.

Overview

Villa Santo Stefano is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,598 residents, ranked 62 of 91 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa Santo Stefano 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 0.128 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Villa Santo Stefano, 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa Santo Stefano declared an average taxable income of 18,928 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villa Santo Stefano is in climate zone D, with 1,517 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 205 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa Santo Stefano has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 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 4.7% of the land in Villa Santo Stefano, 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 very 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 no contaminated sites in Villa Santo Stefano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villa Santo Stefano: 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 Villa Santo Stefano 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 30 inhabited census areas in Villa Santo Stefano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 62.7%
  • good 37.3%

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 060090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.