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Bolognano: 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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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 Nazionale 1, Bolognano.

Bolognano, between the Orta valley and the Pescara valley

Bolognano looks over the Pescara valley from the lower slopes of the Majella, at around 280 metres, where the Orta valley opens out; the Orta valley itself is a regional nature reserve. The village's name is also linked to Joseph Beuys, the German artist who worked on a tree-planting project here.

What matters most for residents is the floor of the Pescara valley below, where the motorway between Rome and Pescara and the railway run. From there Pescara and Chieti are within easy reach, and that is the direction people look for work, secondary schools and the hospital. The village itself is small, with the old centre on the hill and newer houses along the roads leading down. The climate zone is D, with milder winters than in the mountains behind.

In 2023 there were 1,004 residents, down 13.2% on the 1,157 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.0 (in the province, 46.6) and over-65s make up 28.6%, against 24.8% across the province. Foreign residents are 7.7%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial figure.

The province of Pescara is not uniform when it comes to earthquakes: Bolognano is in seismic zone 1, like 18 of its 46 municipalities, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.202 g. When looking at a house in the old centre, the first question is what structural work has been done and what paperwork proves it.

The report finds the plot from the address using Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps. With the Orta stream, the Pescara river below and the slopes around, it also shows the official landslide and flood maps for that exact spot.

Key points

  • On the slopes of the Majella, where the Orta valley opens out.
  • Motorway and railway on the Pescara valley floor just below.
  • Residents down 13.2% since 2011, over-65s at 28.6%.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.202 g.

Overview

Bolognano is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,004 residents, ranked 31 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bolognano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 18 of 46 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.202 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bolognano, 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 13.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bolognano declared an average taxable income of 19,888 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bolognano is in climate zone D, with 1,672 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 276 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bolognano has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 4.0% of the land in Bolognano, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Bolognano, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bolognano: 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 Bolognano 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 16 inhabited census areas in Bolognano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.4%
  • fair 97.6%

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 068003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.