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Castellafiume: 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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Castellafiume, a mountain village in the Marsica

Castellafiume is a mountain village in the Marsica, the part of the province of L'Aquila centred on the Fucino plain, at around 800 metres, among woods, meadows and Apennine ridges. The centre is small and compact, with stone and rendered houses along sloping streets.

The population is younger than the provincial average: the average age is 45.7 against 47.5 for the province, and over-65s make up 19.7%, against 26.4% provincially. Households average 2.35 people. In 2023 there were 1,042 residents, down 5.2% on 2011; foreign nationals account for 5.8%.

For work, secondary schools and the hospital, the reference is the larger towns of the Marsica, Avezzano in particular, reached by car. The climate zone is E and winters at this altitude are cold, with snow, so the roof, windows and heating system are the first things to check. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the issue not to overlook. Castellafiume is in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, like 102 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.205 g. The Marsica has known seismic risk well since the 1915 earthquake: for a masonry house, ask for the design, any improvement work and the permits for later work.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In the mountains, slope and landslide hazard are read on the official maps for the exact spot, not as an average for the village.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the Marsica, province of L'Aquila.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.205 g.
  • Over-65s at 19.7%, against 26.4% in the province.
  • Population down 5.2% since 2011.

Overview

Castellafiume is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,042 residents, ranked 48 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castellafiume 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 0.205 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castellafiume, 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 5.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castellafiume declared an average taxable income of 17,275 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castellafiume is in climate zone E, with 2,792 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 840 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castellafiume has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 1.6% of the land in Castellafiume, 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 Castellafiume.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castellafiume: 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 Castellafiume 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 7 inhabited census areas in Castellafiume. 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 066029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.