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Caporciano: 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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For example: Via Vicinato Grande 1, Caporciano.

Caporciano and Bominaco, on the Navelli plateau

Many visitors come to Caporciano for Bominaco, its hamlet, where the oratory of San Pellegrino holds a cycle of medieval frescoes and the church of Santa Maria Assunta stands above the slope. The municipality lies on the edge of the Navelli plateau, above eight hundred metres, in an open landscape of fields, pastures and bare hills between L'Aquila and the Tirino valley.

Houses for sale are almost all stone, in the two historic centres, often with vaulted ground-floor rooms and upper floors needing work. L'Aquila is the reference for jobs, the university and hospital care, reached by car. The climate is zone E: cold, windy winters and dry summers. Anyone buying to live here all year should look above all at heating, insulation and windows.

In 2023 there were 201 residents, 34 fewer than the 235 of 2011: a fall of 14.5%. The estimated average age is 55.1 against 47.5 in the province, and over-65s make up 37.3%. Foreign residents account for 2.5%.

Caporciano is in seismic zone 1, like 103 of the 108 municipalities in the province of L'Aquila, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.259 g. Before buying a stone house, find out whether it was damaged in the past, whether it was repaired with public grants and whether the work is finished and signed off: the town hall and the seller can provide these documents. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Municipality on the Navelli plateau, with the hamlet of Bominaco.
  • 201 residents in 2023, down 14.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 55.1, over-65s at 37.3%.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.259 g.

Overview

Caporciano is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 201 residents, among the smallest in the province (100 of 108).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caporciano 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 0.259 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Caporciano, 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 14.5%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (48). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caporciano declared an average taxable income of 20,912 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caporciano is in climate zone E, with 2,785 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 836 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caporciano has 1 pharmacy.

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 1.8% of the land in Caporciano, 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 Caporciano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caporciano: 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 Caporciano 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 Caporciano. 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 066022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.