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Pescorocchiano: what to know before buying a home

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

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Pescorocchiano, Cicolano hamlets in the Salto valley

Pescorocchiano is a mountain municipality in the Cicolano, the part of the Rieti Apennines bordering Abruzzo, along the Salto valley. Rather than a single village it is a cluster of hamlets scattered among woods, pasture and fields, with the town hall at around 800 metres. Rieti and L'Aquila are the references for main services, and Rome is reached via the motorway that runs towards Abruzzo.

House hunters here mostly find stone houses in the hamlets, often owned by families who use them in summer, and a few newer homes. Prices are modest, but work must be budgeted for: roof, systems, insulation. The climate zone is E and at this altitude winters are cold and snowy: heating weighs on costs, and the roads between hamlets need care in winter.

The population is old: the average age is 52.4 against 48.1 in the province of Rieti, with over-65s at 36.1%. There were 1,824 residents in 2023, down 17.5% on 2011.

The central Apennines have strong seismic activity. Pescorocchiano is in seismic zone 1, the most severe class, together with 12 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.215 g. For a stone house, the key question is whether it has had documented seismic upgrading: without it, the cost of making it safe should be estimated before making an offer.

The report starts from the address, identifies the land parcel on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps and shows slope and the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Mountain hamlets of the Cicolano, in the Salto valley.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.215 g.
  • Average age 52.4, over-65s at 36.1%.
  • Stone houses: check for documented seismic work.

Overview

Pescorocchiano is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,824 residents, ranked 19 of 73 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pescorocchiano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 1-2A. Only 13 of 73 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.215 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pescorocchiano, 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 17.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pescorocchiano declared an average taxable income of 20,609 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pescorocchiano is in climate zone E, with 2,832 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 806 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pescorocchiano has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 1.8% of the land in Pescorocchiano, compared with 3.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

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 Pescorocchiano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pescorocchiano: 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 Pescorocchiano 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 34 inhabited census areas in Pescorocchiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 99.0%

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 057049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.