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Calascio: 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 di Mezzo La Terra 1, Calascio.

Calascio and its castle, on the edge of Campo Imperatore

Above the village, on a spur of rock, stands Rocca Calascio, the castle visible from miles around that has made Calascio known well beyond Abruzzo. The village lies at around twelve hundred metres, inside the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, on the side facing the Campo Imperatore plateau. Near the castle is the church of Santa Maria della Pietà, built on an octagonal plan.

Tourism has changed the village. A number of stone houses have been restored for visitors, and the maps show 8 bars and restaurants. If you are buying to let, look at how seasonal demand is and at the rules on short lets; if you are buying to live here, think about the long winters of climate zone F and the roads to L'Aquila.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 125 residents in 2023, 12 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 8.8%. The estimated average age is 52.5, over-65s make up 33.6% and foreign residents 8.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Calascio is in seismic zone 1 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 102 other municipalities in the province of L'Aquila, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.253 g, a high value. For a house in the village, the first question is what structural work has been done, with which designs and inspections. A surveyor you trust should read those papers before the preliminary contract.

The report checks landslides and flooding on the official maps at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, so the land parcel can be traced from the house.

Key points

  • Gran Sasso village below Rocca Calascio, high in the mountains.
  • 8 bars and restaurants for 125 residents.
  • Residents down 8.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.253 g.

Overview

Calascio is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 125 residents, among the smallest in the province (103 of 108).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calascio 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 0.253 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Calascio, 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 8.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calascio declared an average taxable income of 15,192 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calascio 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.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calascio has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 0.9% of the land in Calascio, 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 Calascio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calascio: 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 Calascio 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 3 inhabited census areas in Calascio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 066014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.