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Bussi sul Tirino: 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 Regina Margherita 1, Bussi sul Tirino.

Bussi sul Tirino, where the Tirino meets the Pescara

The Tirino is one of the clearest rivers in Abruzzo, and Bussi stands on its final stretch, where it flows into the Pescara in a narrow valley between inland mountains. The town belongs to the province of Pescara but lies well away from the coast, on the corridor linking Rome to the Adriatic: the A25 motorway has its Bussi-Popoli junction here.

That motorway is the main draw for anyone thinking of living here and working elsewhere, in Pescara, Sulmona or towards L'Aquila. The town is compact, with stone houses in the old core and newer homes along the valley. Walkers and nature lovers have trails and the river, which is popular with canoeists further upstream.

The population is older and shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, records 2,265 residents in 2023, 14.1% fewer than in 2011, with an average age of 52.1 against 46.6 for the province. Foreign residents are 2.5%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average, just below it.

Inland Abruzzo has strong earthquakes, and Bussi is in seismic zone 1, the highest class on the Civil Protection scale, with an expected acceleration of 0.250 g. For a buyer the key questions concern the building: when it was built, whether seismic upgrading has been carried out in recent years and which documents prove it. The official landslide and flood maps along both rivers are in the report for the address.

Key points

  • Where the Tirino joins the Pescara, A25 Bussi-Popoli junction.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest: acceleration 0.250 g.
  • Average age 52.1, above the province.
  • 2,265 residents, fewer than in 2011.

Overview

Bussi sul Tirino is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,265 residents, ranked 20 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bussi sul Tirino 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 0.250 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bussi sul Tirino, 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 14.1%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bussi sul Tirino declared an average taxable income of 22,171 euros, in line with the province (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bussi sul Tirino is in climate zone D, with 1,789 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 344 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 1.8 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 4.6% of the land in Bussi sul Tirino, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Bussi sul Tirino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bussi sul Tirino: 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 Bussi sul Tirino 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 19 inhabited census areas in Bussi sul Tirino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.9%
  • fair 98.1%

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 068005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.