Collecorvino: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Pescara, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Collecorvino, olive hills behind Pescara
From the ridge where the old centre of Collecorvino stands, at around two hundred and fifty metres, you see the Adriatic on one side and the Majella and Gran Sasso mountains on the other. It is one of the hill villages that look down on Pescara from inland, in countryside of olive groves, vineyards and scattered houses between Moscufo, Loreto Aprutino and Città Sant'Angelo.
In recent years it has become a residential area for people working on the coast. Pescara and the Pescara Nord junction on the A14 motorway are about twenty minutes by car, and Montesilvano and Città Sant'Angelo, with their shopping centres, are closer still. New houses and small blocks of flats have gone up on the lower ground; the old centre is small and sloping.
Unlike many inland villages, Collecorvino is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,013 residents in 2023, up 1.8% on 2011, and by population the municipality ranks 10 of 46 in the province. The population is young, with an average age of 44.6 against 46.6, over-65s at 21.6% (provincial figure 24.8%) and households of 2.50. Foreign nationals are 6.2%; declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Abruzzo is an earthquake region, and the province of Pescara has 18 municipalities in zone 1, towards the mountains. Collecorvino is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department classification, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.171 g. For houses built before current rules, ask about the design year and any work done; for new builds, ask for the structural sign-off certificate (collaudo).
The clay hills around Pescara are prone to slow landslides and subsidence, especially on steep slopes and near embankments. The report checks the hazard maps and the gradient of the ground for the address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.
Key points
- Hills between Moscufo, Loreto Aprutino and Città Sant'Angelo.
- Population up 1.8% since 2011.
- Average age 44.6, over-65s at 21.6%.
- Seismic zone 2; check clay slopes for landslides.
Overview
Collecorvino is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 6,013 residents, ranked 10 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Collecorvino is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 46) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.171 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Collecorvino, 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 grown by 1.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Collecorvino declared an average taxable income of 19,410 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Collecorvino is in climate zone D, with 1,652 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 253 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Collecorvino has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).
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 7.8% of the land in Collecorvino, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Collecorvino. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Collecorvino: 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 Collecorvino 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 39 inhabited census areas in Collecorvino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.0%
- fair 77.7%
- good 20.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 068015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.