Pescosansonesco: 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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For example: Via San Rocco 1, Pescosansonesco.
Pescosansonesco, on the heights above the Pescara valley
Pescosansonesco looks down on the Pescara valley from a hillside at around 540 metres, in the inland part of the province. Further down, on the valley floor, run the A25 motorway and the Rome to Pescara railway, which is how people reach jobs on the coast or towards Chieti. The village is compact, with plenty of uphill streets, and moves at the pace of small towns in inland Abruzzo.
The climate is zone D, with winters that are not too harsh for the altitude. Homes for sale are mostly masonry buildings in the centre, on several floors and often built into the slope, plus the odd detached house with land. Besides the structure, look at damp in walls against the hillside, rainwater drainage and parking near the house.
In 2023 there were 447 residents, 70 fewer than in 2011 (a fall of 13.5%). The estimated average age is 50.3, above the 46.6 of the province of Pescara, which also includes the coastal city, and over-65s make up 30.2% against 24.8%. Foreign residents account for 8.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Earthquake hazard is high: Pescosansonesco is in seismic zone 1 on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 17 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.233 g. The other 28 municipalities in the province are in zone 2. Before buying, ask when the house was built, what structural work has been done and for the paperwork.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. On hillside land, landslide hazard has to be read plot by plot, and the report checks it on the official maps for the exact address.
Key points
- Hillside village above the Pescara valley.
- A25 motorway and Rome to Pescara railway on the valley floor.
- 447 residents in 2023, down 13.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.233 g.
Overview
Pescosansonesco is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 447 residents, ranked 39 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pescosansonesco is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 18 of 46 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.233 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Pescosansonesco, 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 (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pescosansonesco declared an average taxable income of 17,712 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pescosansonesco is in climate zone D, with 2,085 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 540 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pescosansonesco has 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no schools 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 2.6% of the land in Pescosansonesco, 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 no contaminated sites in Pescosansonesco.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pescosansonesco: 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 Pescosansonesco 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 9 inhabited census areas in Pescosansonesco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.5%
- fair 97.5%
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 068029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.