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Alanno: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Venti Settembre 1, Alanno.

Alanno, the hills above the Pescara valley

Alanno looks down on the Pescara valley, which links the Abruzzo coast with the interior and carries the A25 motorway and the railway towards Rome. The town stands on a hill, with the old centre at the top and newer houses running down towards the valley floor, where businesses and the main roads are. Pescara and Chieti are within driving distance, and many residents work there.

The land is hilly and farmed, with olive groves and vineyards. For buyers, the difference between hill and valley counts: up top, masonry houses, lanes and views; down below, detached houses, small blocks and quick access to the main roads. Country houses with land are another option, where keeping the access roads in good order is part of the cost.

The population is shrinking: 3,325 residents in 2023, down 7.8% on 2011. The average age is 47.4, against 46.6 in the province, and over-65s are 26.6% against 24.8%. Foreign residents make up 3.2%. Average declared incomes are below the Pescara average.

Abruzzo is a highly seismic region, and Pescara province has municipalities in both zone 1 and zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification. Alanno is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.188 g in the built-up area. Before buying, ask for the year of construction, the structural design and any seismic improvement work. On the slopes, the report also checks the official landslide maps for the address.

Key points

  • Hill town above the Pescara valley, near the A25 and railway.
  • Residents down 7.8% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 26.6%, against 24.8% provincially.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.188 g.

Overview

Alanno is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 3,325 residents, ranked 15 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alanno is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 46) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.188 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Alanno, 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alanno declared an average taxable income of 19,778 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Alanno is in climate zone D, with 1,719 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 307 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alanno has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.6 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 7.4% of the land in Alanno, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 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 open contaminated sites in Alanno; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alanno: 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 Alanno 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 44 inhabited census areas in Alanno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.5%
  • fair 73.5%
  • good 19.0%

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 068002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.