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Rocca di Botte: 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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Rocca di Botte, an Abruzzo village close to the Lazio border

Rocca di Botte is an Abruzzo municipality right next to Lazio, the region around Rome. It lies on the western edge of the province of L'Aquila, in the Carsoli area, at about 750 metres, with the old village gathered on the high ground and newer houses spread further down. The A24 Rome to L'Aquila motorway runs through the area with an exit at Carsoli, the route people take when they drive to work in Rome.

Unlike many Apennine villages, the population has not shrunk: 855 residents at the end of 2023, up 3.0% on the 830 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.0, close to 47.5 for the province, and over-65s are 23.4%, fewer than the provincial 26.4%. Foreign residents are 8.5%.

Buyers will find stone houses in the old centre, often needing work, and detached houses or small blocks of flats in the newer areas. At this altitude winters are cold (climate zone E) and insulation matters. On the slopes, landslide hazard varies from spot to spot, and the report reads it for the address from the official maps.

The earthquake figures need careful reading. In the province of L'Aquila, 103 municipalities are in zone 1, the most hazardous; Rocca di Botte is among the 5 in zone 2, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is still about 0.164 g, a value that calls for care. For an older house, ask for records of structural work; for a newer one, the design with its seismic calculations.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the street address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Western edge of the province of L'Aquila, in the Carsoli area.
  • Population up 3.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, yet expected acceleration about 0.164 g.
  • A24 motorway nearby, with the Carsoli exit.

Overview

Rocca di Botte is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 855 residents, ranked 55 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocca di Botte is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 5 of 108 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rocca di Botte, 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 grown by 3.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocca di Botte declared an average taxable income of 22,332 euros, in line with the province (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rocca di Botte is in climate zone E, with 2,631 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 750 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocca di Botte has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 2.1% of the land in Rocca di Botte, compared with 3.2% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Rocca di Botte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocca di Botte: 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 Rocca di Botte 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 6 inhabited census areas in Rocca di Botte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 066080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.