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Bisegna: 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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Bisegna, in the Giovenco valley inside the Abruzzo National Park

Bisegna is a mountain village in the Marsica area of Abruzzo, above a thousand metres in the upper Giovenco valley. Its land lies within the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park: beech woods, pastures and narrow roads that need care in winter. Besides the main village, the municipality includes the hamlet of San Sebastiano dei Marsi, further down the valley.

Most people looking here want a summer or weekend home, or a very quiet life. For shops, secondary schools and hospital care the reference point is the Fucino plain and the town of Avezzano, while L'Aquila is further away. The climate is classed as zone F, meaning long, cold winters, so insulation, windows and the heating system matter as much to the real cost of a house as the asking price.

The population is small and shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 214 residents in 2023, 47 fewer than the 261 of 2011, a fall of 18.0%. The estimated average age is 58.0, against 47.5 in the province of L'Aquila, and over-65s make up 44.4%. Foreign residents account for 7.0%.

Earthquakes are the issue not to overlook. Bisegna is in seismic zone 1, the highest, like 103 of the 108 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.262 g. For a stone house, ask whether structural work has been carried out in recent decades and under which building permits. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, so the report can trace an address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the Marsica, inside the Abruzzo National Park.
  • 214 residents in 2023, down 18.0% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 44.4%, average age 58.0.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.262 g.

Overview

Bisegna is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 214 residents, among the smallest in the province (98 of 108).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bisegna 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 0.262 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bisegna, 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 18.0%. The estimated average age is 58 years, higher than the province average (48). 44% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bisegna declared an average taxable income of 17,248 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bisegna is in climate zone F, with 3,454 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,210 metres above sea level.

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 0.8% of the land in Bisegna, compared with 3.2% in the province and 5.1% 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 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 Bisegna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bisegna: 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 Bisegna 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 2 inhabited census areas in Bisegna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 066011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.