All things you need to know about living in Ponzano Romano
Ponzano Romano, in the province of Roma, is home to 4 Argentinians: 0.32% of its 1,265 residents.
That is the 105th-highest concentration of Argentinians among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Lazio it ranks 5th.
ISTAT counts 289 residents with a foreign citizenship in Ponzano Romano, 22.85% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Argentinians (4), Russians (4), Brazilians (2).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 7.30%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Roma scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for people with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old) and density and importance of museums' heritage.
It scores in the bottom quarter for electricity from renewable sources and PM10 Annual average concentration.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 32.2°C (90°F) and winters a low of 1.7°C (35°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Ponzano Romano sees about 60 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,050mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 118 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Ponzano Romano at about €850 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Ponzano Romano population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 108 | 8.54% |
| Albania | 17 | 1.34% |
| Poland | 15 | 1.19% |
| Ukraine | 9 | 0.71% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.32% |
| Russia | 4 | 0.32% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.16% |
| Czechia | 2 | 0.16% |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.16% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.08% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.08% |
| France | 1 | 0.08% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.08% |
| United States | 1 | 0.08% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hungary | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 963 | 76.13% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 108 | 8.54% |
| Born outside the EU | 194 | 15.34% |
Argentinians over time
Quality of life in Roma
Full BES profile for Roma →Roma on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Ponzano Romano is far below the Roma average of €2,497/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
18.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
Seismic zone
Ponzano Romano is in seismic zone 2 (the Region labels it 2B). Of the four zones, zone 1 is the highest hazard and zone 4 the lowest. The Department of Civil Protection describes zone 2 as a zone where strong earthquakes are possible.
This is the legal classification the Region gave the comune, used for planning and for control of building works. It is not a forecast, and it says nothing about the building you are looking at: since the 2018 building code the design load of a new building comes from site-specific hazard, not from the zone. Have any specific property checked by a qualified engineer.
Not to be confused with the “seismic” routes of the 7% pensioner regime. Those turn on whether the comune was in the 2009 L’Aquila or 2016–17 central-Italy earthquake areas, not on its zone, and being in zone 1 does not make anyone eligible for that regime, or for any tax treatment.
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Nearest hospital: Ospedale di Civitacastellana, about 34.3 km / 26 minutes by road from Ponzano Romano (the main town).
Nearest emergency department: Ospedale di Civitacastellana, Civita Castellana (Pronto Soccorso), about 34.3 km / 26 minutes by road from Ponzano Romano (the main town).
Nearest DEA (level I or II): Azienda Ospedaliera Sant`andrea, Roma (DEA level I), about 53.4 km / 35 minutes by road from Ponzano Romano (the main town).
Nearest airport: Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), about 68.4 km / 41 minutes by road from Ponzano Romano (the main town).
Nearest supermarket (OpenStreetMap): Supermarket, about 5.5 km / 7 minutes by road from Ponzano Romano (the main town).
Nearest pharmacy: Farmacia Pignatelli Francesco, about 7.6 km / 8 minutes by road from Ponzano Romano (the main town).
Nearest railway station (OpenStreetMap): Stimigliano, about 7.7 km / 9 minutes by road from Ponzano Romano (the main town).
Measured by road from the main town of the comune (its OpenStreetMap place point; the geographic center for the few comuni with none), at free-flow speeds with no traffic. It is approximate. For Ponzano Romano, a trip from your own address can take longer or shorter. Drive the route before you rely on it, and ask the local health authority which hospital serves the town. Shops, pharmacies and stations are the nearest to the main town, not to your address.
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