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Collepietro: 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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Collepietro, a stone village in inland Abruzzo

Above eight hundred metres, in the eastern part of the province of L'Aquila and in the Navelli plateau area, Collepietro's stone houses are gathered on a rise, with fields, pastures and bare hills all around. It is a small municipality where life is slow and nearly every trip is by car.

L'Aquila is the reference for jobs, secondary schools and hospital care, though Sulmona and the coast around Pescara can also be reached with a longer drive. House hunters here find almost only stone homes in the village centre, often on two or three levels, plus a few country houses. The climate is zone E, with cold, windy winters: boiler, insulation and windows make a real difference to monthly running costs.

There were 198 residents in 2023, 37 fewer than the 235 of 2011, a fall of 15.7%. The estimated average age is 52.1 against 47.5 in the province, over-65s make up 33.3% and foreign residents 10.1%.

In the province of L'Aquila, 103 of the 108 municipalities are in seismic zone 1, Collepietro among them: zone 1, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.254 g. Before buying, ask the town hall about the building's history after recent earthquakes, the repair paperwork and the sign-off certificates, and have a surveyor or engineer look at the house. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Stone village in the Navelli plateau area.
  • 198 residents in 2023, down 15.7% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 33.3%, foreign residents at 10.1%.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.254 g.

Overview

Collepietro is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 198 residents, among the smallest in the province (101 of 108).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Collepietro 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 0.254 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Collepietro, 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 15.7%. 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 10.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Collepietro declared an average taxable income of 19,865 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Collepietro is in climate zone E, with 2,808 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 849 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Collepietro 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 1.8% of the land in Collepietro, 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 open contaminated sites in Collepietro; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Collepietro: 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 Collepietro 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 Collepietro. 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 066040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.