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Castelvecchio Calvisio: 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 Roma 1, Castelvecchio Calvisio.

Castelvecchio Calvisio, the oval village of the Gran Sasso

Seen from above, Castelvecchio Calvisio is an oval: the outer houses act as the town walls, and inside the village is threaded with lanes, steps and covered passages. It lies above a thousand metres on the southern side of the Gran Sasso, inside the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park.

The houses in the old centre are stone-built, often small and on several floors, and some have been restored for visitors. If you are thinking of buying, find out how close you can get by car, where to park and how building materials would be brought in. Winters are those of climate zone F, the coldest.

The resident population has fallen from 159 in 2011 to 120 in 2023, a drop of 24.5%, according to Istat, Italy's statistics office. Foreign residents make up 11.7%, over-65s 32.5%, and the estimated average age is 51.9. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of L'Aquila.

Earthquakes are the first issue to deal with here. Castelvecchio Calvisio is in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous on the Civil Protection Department's scale, together with 102 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.256 g. For any house, ask for the designs of the structural work, the inspection certificate and details of any public grant received, which can come with conditions.

The report checks landslides and flooding on the official maps at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and link the house to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Oval-shaped village above a thousand metres, in the Gran Sasso park.
  • 120 residents in 2023, down 24.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.256 g.
  • Before buying: designs and inspections of structural work.

Overview

Castelvecchio Calvisio is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 120 residents, among the smallest in the province (104 of 108).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelvecchio Calvisio 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 0.256 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castelvecchio Calvisio, 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 24.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelvecchio Calvisio declared an average taxable income of 15,910 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelvecchio Calvisio is in climate zone F, with 3,206 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,071 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelvecchio Calvisio 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 1.4% of the land in Castelvecchio Calvisio, 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 Castelvecchio Calvisio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelvecchio Calvisio: 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 Castelvecchio Calvisio 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 Castelvecchio Calvisio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 066030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.