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Gioia dei Marsi: 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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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 Gualtrone 1, Gioia dei Marsi.

Gioia dei Marsi, between the Fucino plain and the park mountains

Gioia dei Marsi lies in the Marsica, at the eastern end of the Fucino plain, where cultivated flatland gives way to mountains rising towards the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. The municipality includes the village at the foot of the hills and higher hamlets such as Gioia Vecchio, on the road to Pescasseroli.

The area has two sides: the farming plain, with its vegetables and agricultural businesses, and the mountains, with woods, pastures and park tourism. For larger services people go to Avezzano. Buyers find masonry houses in the village, newer homes and mountain houses used in summer and winter. With cold winters, heating and insulation are costs to factor in.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,710 residents in 2023, down 19.0% on 2011. The average age is 49.4 against 47.5 in the province and over-65s are 30.2%. Foreign residents make up 15.6%. Incomes are below the average for the province of L'Aquila.

Gioia dei Marsi is in seismic zone 1, like 103 of the 108 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.260 g, a high value. Whatever you buy, ask for the building's file and the structural work carried out, and have an engineer inspect it.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report traces the address to the plot and reads slope and the official landslide and flood maps for that point, which differ greatly between the plain and the slopes.

Key points

  • Marsica, between the Fucino plain and the Abruzzo National Park.
  • Residents down 19.0%, foreign residents at 15.6%.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.260 g.
  • An engineer's inspection is advisable before buying.

Overview

Gioia dei Marsi is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,710 residents, ranked 28 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gioia dei Marsi 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 Gioia dei Marsi, 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 19.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 15.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gioia dei Marsi declared an average taxable income of 19,772 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gioia dei Marsi is in climate zone E, with 2,586 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 725 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gioia dei Marsi has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 2.3% of the land in Gioia dei Marsi, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Gioia dei Marsi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gioia dei Marsi: 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 Gioia dei Marsi 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 9 inhabited census areas in Gioia dei Marsi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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 066046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.