Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Morino: what to know before buying a home

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

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Morino

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 Vittoria 1, Morino.

Morino, the Roveto valley and the Zompo lo Schioppo falls

Along the Liri river, in the Valle Roveto, Morino occupies a stretch of narrow valley between wooded mountains in the south-west of the Marsica area of Abruzzo. Its territory includes the Zompo lo Schioppo nature reserve, with the waterfall that gives it its name. Avezzano, the reference town for work, hospital and offices, lies up the valley to the north.

The population is elderly and shrinking. There were 1,302 residents in 2023, 13.5% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 50.0, against 47.5 in the province of L'Aquila, and over-65s are 31.4% compared with 26.4% provincially. Foreign residents are 2.0%. Declared incomes come out slightly above the provincial average.

Buyers find houses in the village and in the outlying hamlets, many of them old, alongside newer detached homes. The climate zone is D: cold but not extreme winters, with the damp typical of a river valley.

The main issue is seismic. Morino is in zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection department, like 102 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of 0.201 g. The Marsica remembers the 1915 Avezzano earthquake: for any house, ask for the year of construction, seismic upgrading work and the related certificates.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Between the Liri valley floor and the slopes conditions vary: landslide and flood hazards are checked on the official maps for each house.

Key points

  • Roveto valley, along the Liri river, in the Marsica.
  • Zompo lo Schioppo nature reserve within its boundaries.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.201 g.
  • Over-65s at 31.4%, population down since 2011.

Overview

Morino is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,302 residents, ranked 37 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Morino 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 0.201 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Morino, 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 13.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Morino declared an average taxable income of 23,998 euros, in line with the province (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Morino is in climate zone D, with 2,081 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 443 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Morino has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

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 1.3% of the land in Morino, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Morino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Morino: 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 Morino 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 10 inhabited census areas in Morino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 97.8%

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 066057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.