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Liscia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Calvario 1, Liscia.

Liscia, a hill village inland from Vasto

In southern Abruzzo, behind Vasto and the coast, the hills rise towards the border with Molise. Liscia is one of the small villages in this area, with its town hall at around 700 metres and a landscape of fields, woods and scattered houses. It is a farming and residential municipality: secondary schools, the hospital and most jobs are towards the coast, reached by car.

Buyers in Liscia will find housing that is mostly masonry, often inherited and in need of updating. Before making an offer, look at the roof, the heating system (the climate zone is E) and the access road, especially for houses outside the centre.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 643 residents, 69 fewer than in 2011 (down 9.7%). The average age is 48.6 against 47.4 in the province of Chieti, over-65s are 29.7% and foreign residents 2.8%. Average declared income is well below the provincial figure.

The province of Chieti has municipalities in three different seismic zones of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification. Liscia is in zone 2, like 54 others, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.121 g. For a stone or brick building, ask whether it has been strengthened and whether permits or certificates exist.

On these hills the ground has to be judged spot by spot: for each address the report reads elevation, gradient and the official landslide hazard maps. The cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Hill village inland from Vasto, towards Molise.
  • 643 residents, 69 fewer than in 2011.
  • Over-65s at 29.7%, average age 48.6.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.121 g.

Overview

Liscia is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 643 residents, ranked 79 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Liscia is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (55 of 104) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.121 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Liscia, 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 9.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Liscia declared an average taxable income of 15,898 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Liscia is in climate zone E, with 2,353 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 740 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Liscia has 2 schools 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 4.6% of the land in Liscia, compared with 6.4% 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 Liscia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Liscia: 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 Liscia 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 4 inhabited census areas in Liscia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 069049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.