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Lucoli: 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 della Montagna 1, Lucoli.

Lucoli, mountain hamlets on the road to Campo Felice

Lucoli is not one village but a municipality of scattered hamlets in a mountain basin behind L'Aquila, on the road that climbs to the Campo Felice plateau and its ski slopes. The hamlets lie among meadows, woods and pastures, at an altitude where winter brings snow and frequent frosts.

For many residents, living in Lucoli is tied to L'Aquila: they work in the city and come back up to the mountains in the evening, with journey times that depend a lot on the hamlet and the season. Buyers should look at the access road, the aspect of the house and heating costs in climate zone E, as well as at services, which are few and concentrated.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 824 residents in 2023, 19.1% fewer than the 1,019 of 2011. The average age is 51.2 against 47.5 in the province, over-65s make up 29.2% and households are small, 1.80 people on average. Foreign residents account for 7.0%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average, just below it.

Seismic hazard is high, as in almost the whole province: Lucoli is in zone 1 on the Civil Protection scale along with 102 other municipalities, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.259 g. Many houses have been repaired or rebuilt in recent years, so before signing ask for the design of the works, the structural sign-off and the status of any grant applications.

In the mountains, landslides and rockfall depend on the exact spot, and the report checks them on the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Mountain hamlets between L'Aquila and Campo Felice.
  • Residents down 19.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.259 g.
  • Repaired houses: ask for the design, sign-off and grant paperwork.

Overview

Lucoli is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 824 residents, ranked 59 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lucoli 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 0.259 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Lucoli, 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 19.1%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lucoli declared an average taxable income of 22,107 euros, in line with the province (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lucoli is in climate zone E, with 3,000 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 956 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lucoli has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 1.1% of the land in Lucoli, 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 Lucoli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lucoli: 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 Lucoli 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 18 inhabited census areas in Lucoli. 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 066052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.