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Nocciano: 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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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: Contrada Casali 1, Nocciano.

Nocciano, a castle in the hills behind Pescara

In the hills inland from Pescara, Nocciano is a small village gathered around its castle, with farmland of olives and vines running down towards the valleys. The coast and the services of Pescara and Chieti are close enough for a daily commute by car.

The population is a little younger than the provincial average: the average age is 46.2, against 46.6 in the province, and over-65s are 22.6%. Households have 2.44 people on average and foreign residents are 2.5%. Numbers are still falling: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,692 residents in 2023, down 6.0% from 1,800 in 2011. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The market offers houses in the old core, newer homes along the ridge roads and farmhouses in the countryside. On the clay hills of Abruzzo, ground stability is a practical concern: before buying on a slope, look for cracks, check retaining walls and see how rainwater drains away. The report measures the slope at the exact spot and checks the official landslide maps.

Nocciano is in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection classification, like 27 other municipalities in the province, while 18 municipalities around Pescara are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration is 0.183 g, so for a masonry building it is worth having the floors and roof checked. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps and the report identifies the parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Hill village gathered around its castle.
  • Average age 46.2, below the provincial figure.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.183 g.
  • Clay hills: look for cracks and check drainage.

Overview

Nocciano is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,692 residents, ranked 23 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nocciano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 46) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.183 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Nocciano, 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 6.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nocciano declared an average taxable income of 19,232 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Nocciano is in climate zone D, with 1,710 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 301 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nocciano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 5.5% of the land in Nocciano, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Nocciano. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Nocciano: 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 Nocciano 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 11 inhabited census areas in Nocciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.7%
  • fair 95.3%

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 068026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.