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Aielli: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo. 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 Stazione 1, Aielli.

Aielli, the tower and murals above the Fucino plain

Aielli looks down on the Fucino plain in the Marsica area of Abruzzo, with the old village at around a thousand metres and newer houses spreading down towards the farmed plain. At the top of the village stands a medieval tower, and in recent years the walls of the old centre have filled with murals.

Avezzano is the town for work, hospital care and secondary schools, and the Rome-Pescara railway crosses the plain below. Buyers choose between stone houses in the old village, with views over the Fucino but steep streets and little room for a car, and homes in the lower part, which are easier to live in. Winters are harsh (climate zone F), so heating and insulation weigh heavily on running costs.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,374 residents in 2023, down 5.8% since 2011. The average age is 47.9, close to the provincial 47.5, and over-65s make up 27.9%. Foreign residents account for 9.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes come first. Aielli is in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous, like 103 of the 108 municipalities in the province of L'Aquila, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.259 g. For a masonry house you need the year of construction, the structural work carried out and any seismic improvement work, with the relevant paperwork.

The report gives the gradient of the land and checks the official landslide maps for the address. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Marsica hill village above the Fucino plain.
  • Medieval tower and murals in the old centre.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.259 g.
  • Population down 5.8% since 2011.

Overview

Aielli is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,374 residents, ranked 34 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aielli is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (103 of 108) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.259 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Aielli, 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aielli declared an average taxable income of 19,765 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aielli is in climate zone F, with 3,116 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,021 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aielli has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 1.5 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 3.9% of the land in Aielli, compared with 3.2% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

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 Aielli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aielli: 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 Aielli 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 15 inhabited census areas in Aielli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 98.8%

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 066002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.