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Lettomanoppello: 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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For example: Via Valle 1, Lettomanoppello.

Lettomanoppello, the stonemasons' village below the Majella

Majella stone has been worked in Lettomanoppello for generations. The village is known in Abruzzo for its stonemasons and the workshops that still make doorways, fountains and sculptures. It lies on the northern slopes of the massif, inside the Majella National Park, with Pescara and the coast a drive away down the valley.

For buyers the picture is that of many Abruzzo villages at the foot of the mountains. The centre has stone houses on steep streets, often needing renovation, and the edges have newer homes with gardens. Declared incomes are lower than the provincial average. For work, the hospital and secondary schools, people rely on the towns of the Pescara valley and the coastal area.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,666 residents in 2023, down 11.7% since 2011. The average age is 47.5, a little above the 46.6 of the province of Pescara, over-65s make up 26.7% and foreign residents 1.8%.

Earthquakes are the main issue. Lettomanoppello is in seismic zone 1, the highest, like 17 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.189 g. For a stone masonry house, ask for the year of construction, any strengthening work and the related permits, and have an engineer check the structure before signing.

On the slopes the report measures the gradient and elevation of the plot and checks the official landslide maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, linking the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Village of Majella stonemasons
  • Inside the national park, on the massif's north side
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.189 g
  • 2,666 residents, down 11.7% since 2011

Overview

Lettomanoppello is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,666 residents, ranked 18 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lettomanoppello is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 18 of 46 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.189 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Lettomanoppello, 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 11.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lettomanoppello declared an average taxable income of 18,596 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lettomanoppello is in climate zone D, with 1,828 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 370 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lettomanoppello has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 5.2% of the land in Lettomanoppello, 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 Lettomanoppello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lettomanoppello: 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 Lettomanoppello 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 7 inhabited census areas in Lettomanoppello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 13.2%
  • fair 86.8%

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 068020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.