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Colledara: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Nuova 9, Colledara.

Colledara, below the Gran Sasso on the A24 motorway

Colledara lies on the Teramo side of the Gran Sasso, in the area sloping down towards the Mavone valley. The village and its hamlets are spread across hills and fields, with the mountain always in the background. The easiest link is the A24 Rome-Teramo motorway, which has an exit named Colledara-San Gabriele: Teramo is a short drive away, and through the tunnel on the other side lie L'Aquila and Rome.

For buyers, being close to the motorway is the key practical point, since it makes it realistic to live here and work in Teramo or on the coast. Most homes are detached houses, often with land, plus some older buildings in the historic cores of the hamlets. Locally there are 4 school sites and 1 pharmacy; for shopping people go to nearby towns.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,077 residents, 7.2% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 47.5, close to 46.7 for the province; 25.7% are over 65 and foreign nationals make up 3.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Colledara is in seismic zone 2, the class shared by 36 other municipalities in the province, while 10 are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration is 0.201 g. Inland Abruzzo knows earthquakes well, so before buying ask for the year of construction, any strengthening work and the paperwork that proves it.

The Revenue Agency publishes its cadastral maps here. The report finds the parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps for that precise spot.

Key points

  • Teramo side of the Gran Sasso, with its own A24 exit.
  • Teramo close by, the coast within driving distance.
  • Population down 7.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2: ask for proof of strengthening work.

Overview

Colledara is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,077 residents, ranked 28 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colledara is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 47) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.201 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Colledara, 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colledara declared an average taxable income of 19,257 euros, below the provincial average (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Colledara is in climate zone D, with 2,065 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 430 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Colledara has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 2 parks and green areas.

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 8.0% of the land in Colledara, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Colledara. 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 Colledara: 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 Colledara 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 25 inhabited census areas in Colledara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 21.0%
  • fair 79.0%

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 067018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.