Luco 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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Luco dei Marsi, on the edge of the Fucino plain
The Fucino plain was once a lake, one of the largest in Italy, drained in the nineteenth century by the Torlonia family. Luco dei Marsi looks over its south-western edge from the foot of the mountains, a few kilometres from Avezzano, and in front of the town today there are fields of vegetables, potatoes and carrots divided by straight canals. The name comes from lucus, the sacred grove of the goddess Angitia, worshipped by the ancient Marsi people, and the excavated sanctuary is just outside town.
Intensive farming on the Fucino draws in labour, and the figures show it. According to Istat, the national statistics office, foreign residents make up 16.3% of the population, far above the Abruzzo average. The population is also much younger than the average for the province of L'Aquila, with an average age of 43.6 against 47.5 and over-65s at 20.7%. There were 5,923 residents in 2023, up 0.9% since 2011. Average incomes are well below the provincial figure.
For work, secondary schools and the hospital, people look to Avezzano. Homes are mostly family houses on two or three floors and small blocks of flats, with the older part of town climbing the slope. You live at around 700 metres here, in climate zone E, and winters are cold, so insulation and heating weigh on running costs.
The Marsica area has strong earthquakes, and the one in 1915 flattened Avezzano. Luco is in seismic zone 1 of the Civil Protection classification, like 103 of the 108 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.237 g. Buyers should ask for the construction date, the structural design and any upgrading work, especially for houses built before the 1980s.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the plain the canal network controls the water and standing water is possible, while towards the mountains landslide hazard matters: the report checks both for the individual address.
Key points
- On the edge of the Fucino plain, near Avezzano.
- Foreign residents at 16.3%, tied to farming on the plain.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.237 g.
- Average age 43.6, below the provincial average.
Overview
Luco dei Marsi is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 5,923 residents, among the most populous in the province (8 of 108).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Luco 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 0.237 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Luco 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (48). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 16.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Luco dei Marsi declared an average taxable income of 18,362 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Luco dei Marsi is in climate zone E, with 2,619 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 680 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Luco dei Marsi has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 4.4% of the land in Luco dei Marsi, compared with 3.2% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list no contaminated sites in Luco dei Marsi.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Luco 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 Luco 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 24 inhabited census areas in Luco dei Marsi. 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 066051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.