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Collarmele: 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 Nazionale 1, Collarmele.

Collarmele, eastern Marsica on the edge of the Fucino

At the eastern end of the Marsica, where the Fucino plain gives way to mountains, Collarmele stands at about 830 metres below the Forca Caruso pass, the road towards the Subequana valley and Sulmona. The village looks over the great farmed plain that was once a lake, drained in the nineteenth century, and it is a small community tied to farming and to the neighbouring villages.

For services and work people look to Avezzano, the main town of the Marsica, reached by car; the Rome to Pescara motorway runs through the area and makes trips to Rome straightforward too. Homes are mostly masonry village houses, some rebuilt after past earthquakes. This is climate zone E: cold winters, frequent snow.

At the end of 2023 there were 782 residents, down 17.7% from the 950 of 2011. The average age is 51.2, against 47.5 in the province of L'Aquila, and over-65s are 33.9%, against 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 3.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the main issue. Collarmele is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, like 103 of the 108 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.260 g. The Marsica has known strong earthquakes, so for every house ask about the build year, any strengthening work and the documents that prove it, and budget for a structural survey.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On sloping ground, landslide hazard and gradient are checked on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Eastern Marsica, below Forca Caruso and above the Fucino plain.
  • 782 residents, down 17.7% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 33.9%, against 26.4% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.260 g.

Overview

Collarmele is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 782 residents, ranked 62 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Collarmele 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 0.260 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Collarmele, 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 17.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Collarmele declared an average taxable income of 20,139 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Collarmele is in climate zone E, with 2,783 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 835 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Collarmele has 1 school 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 4.8% of the land in Collarmele, compared with 3.2% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.1 hectares.

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 Collarmele.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Collarmele: 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 Collarmele 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 5 inhabited census areas in Collarmele. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 45.7%
  • fair 54.3%

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 066038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.