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Goriano Sicoli: 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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Goriano Sicoli, a mountain village in inland Abruzzo

Goriano Sicoli is a small mountain village in the province of L'Aquila, its houses packed onto the hillside and the town hall at about 700 metres. The land around it is slopes, pasture and woodland. People who buy here usually want to restore a family house or keep a base for the summer and weekends, well away from traffic.

The climate zone is E: cold winters, snow is possible and the heating stays on for many months. Before signing, look closely at the windows, roof insulation and heating system, because in an old building these are the items that push up the yearly running costs.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 516 residents, down 13.6% on the 597 recorded in the 2011 census. The population is older than the provincial average: a mean age of 50.9 against 47.5, with over-65s making up 33.9% compared with 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 7.4%, and declared incomes sit slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the issue not to underestimate. Goriano Sicoli is in seismic zone 1, the highest hazard class, like 103 of the 108 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.260 g. For an old masonry house, ask what structural work has been done over the years, with drawings and sign-off certificates, and get an engineer's opinion before completion.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here too. The report starts from the address, finds the land parcel and checks the official maps for landslides and ground slope, which in a village built on a hill vary from one house to the next.

Key points

  • Mountain village at around 700 metres, climate zone E.
  • 516 residents in 2023, down 13.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.260 g.
  • Over-65s at 33.9%, against 26.4% in the province.

Overview

Goriano Sicoli is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 516 residents, ranked 76 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Goriano Sicoli 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 Goriano Sicoli, 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 13.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Goriano Sicoli declared an average taxable income of 21,332 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Goriano Sicoli is in climate zone E, with 2,527 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 720 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Goriano Sicoli has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

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 2.8% of the land in Goriano Sicoli, 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 contaminated sites in Goriano Sicoli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Goriano Sicoli: 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 Goriano Sicoli 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 5 inhabited census areas in Goriano Sicoli. 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 066047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.