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Elice: 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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Elice, olive groves and hills inland from Pescara

Elice is a hill village in the northern hinterland of the province of Pescara, in a landscape of olive groves, vineyards and fields that roll down towards the Adriatic. The centre stands on a rise, the countryside around is dotted with scattered houses, and the coast at Pescara and Montesilvano is a short drive away.

House hunters have two options: homes in the centre, often old and on several levels, and country houses with land and olive trees. The latter need attention to access roads, water supply, drainage and whether the buildings are properly permitted. On the clay hills of Abruzzo, look for cracks in the walls or signs of subsidence around the house.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,630 residents in 2023, down 5.7% from 1,729 in 2011. The average age is 47.9, above the provincial 46.6, and foreign residents make up 7.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Pescara has 18 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 28 in zone 2. Elice is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.175 g. Before buying, ask for the year of construction and whether any structural work has been done, with the paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. For country houses the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps at the exact spot, information that applies plot by plot.

Key points

  • Hill village inland from Pescara, among olives and vines.
  • Country houses with land: check access and utilities.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration of 0.175 g.
  • Residents down 5.7% since 2011.

Overview

Elice is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,630 residents, ranked 24 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Elice 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 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Elice, 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 5.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Elice declared an average taxable income of 17,534 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Elice is in climate zone D, with 1,661 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 259 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Elice has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 7.0% of the land in Elice, compared with 7.3% 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 Elice.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Elice: 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 Elice 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 13 inhabited census areas in Elice. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 98.9%
  • good 1.1%

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 068018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.