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Raiano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of L'Aquila, 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: Via Giuseppe Verdi 1, Raiano.

Raiano, the Peligna valley and the San Venanzio gorge

Raiano is known across Abruzzo for its cherries, celebrated every year with a festival, and for the San Venanzio gorge, where the Aterno river runs through a ravine protected as a nature reserve, with a hermitage built above the water. The village stands at the northern end of the Peligna valley, at around 400 metres, a few kilometres from Sulmona, which remains the town for hospital care, secondary schools and shopping.

House hunters find the old centre, with stone houses built against each other and narrow lanes, and newer areas on the flat towards the valley, with villas and small blocks of flats. The A25 motorway between Rome and Pescara runs through the valley, making it possible to commute to Sulmona and, with more time, to Pescara or L'Aquila. Climate zone D means cold but not extreme winters.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there are 2,618 residents (2023), down 6.9% since 2011. The average age is 48.2, close to the 47.5 of the province of L'Aquila, and 28.8% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 7.4%. Declared incomes remain below the provincial average.

The figure that matters most is the seismic one. Raiano is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, with an expected acceleration of 0.259 g. For any purchase, ask for the year of construction, the structural paperwork and any improvement or upgrade work, and for masonry buildings in the centre get a survey by a structural engineer.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published. Ground conditions change between the village and the Aterno valley floor, and the report reads the official maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Peligna valley, a few kilometres from Sulmona
  • San Venanzio gorge and cherries, A25 in the valley
  • 2,618 residents, average age 48.2
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.259 g

Overview

Raiano is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,618 residents, ranked 21 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Raiano 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 0.259 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Raiano, 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 6.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Raiano declared an average taxable income of 19,889 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Raiano is in climate zone D, with 1,987 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 390 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Raiano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 6.7% of the land in Raiano, compared with 3.2% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.6 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 Raiano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Raiano: 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 Raiano 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 21 inhabited census areas in Raiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 066077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.