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Picciano: 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: Corso Vittorio Emanuele Iii 1, Picciano.

Picciano, olive groves in the hills behind Pescara

Picciano lies in the hills inland from Pescara, not far from Penne, in a landscape of olive groves, vines and fields running down towards the Adriatic. On clear days the Gran Sasso fills the western horizon. The sea and the city of Pescara are less than an hour away by car, and many residents work in the coastal area.

Buyers here are usually choosing a village house or a country house rather than a flat. Services are basic: the Overture Maps data list 2 schools and 1 pharmacy, and everything else is in the nearby towns and in Pescara. You need a car for almost everything.

There were 1,264 residents in 2023, down 5.5% on the 1,338 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age, 46.5, is in line with the province (46.6), over-65s are 25.6% and foreign residents 11.9%. Households have 2.45 members on average. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In Abruzzo earthquakes should not be overlooked. Picciano is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 27 other municipalities in the province of Pescara, while 18 are in zone 1; the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.176 g. For a masonry house, ask for the year of construction, any structural work and the paperwork that goes with it.

In hill country, ground conditions vary from one spot to the next: the report checks the official landslide maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, which cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Hills inland from Pescara, near Penne.
  • 1,264 residents, down 5.5% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 11.9%, households of 2.45.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.176 g.

Overview

Picciano is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,264 residents, ranked 28 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Picciano 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 0.176 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Picciano, 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Picciano declared an average taxable income of 18,214 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Picciano is in climate zone D, with 1,526 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 170 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Picciano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 7.1% of the land in Picciano, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 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 Picciano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Picciano: 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 Picciano 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 Picciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 068031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.