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Rocca di Cambio: 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 Duca degli Abruzzi 1, Rocca di Cambio.

Rocca di Cambio, the Rocche plateau and Campo Felice

On the Altopiano delle Rocche, above 1,400 metres and inside the Sirente-Velino Regional Park, Rocca di Cambio lives from the mountains and tourism. Part of the Campo Felice ski area lies within its boundaries, and many houses in the village are second homes used in winter and summer. L'Aquila is the reference point for work, the hospital and public offices.

Buyers here need to be clear whether they want a holiday home or a place to live. In the first case, what matters is service charges, how the flat is looked after during the months it stays shut, and the state of the systems after the winters; in the second, access in snow and heating costs, in climate zone F with long winters.

The resident population is steady: 506 in 2023, just 2 more than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The mean age is 49.9, against 47.5 in the province; households are small (1.61 members) and foreign residents are 14.6%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of L'Aquila.

Rocca di Cambio is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, like 103 of the 108 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.261 g. For any building, ask for the structural drawings, sign-off certificates and records of any repair or strengthening work, and have an engineer go through them before signing the preliminary contract.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the address to the land parcel, checking the official landslide and slope maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Rocche plateau, above 1,400 metres, with Campo Felice.
  • Many second homes: weigh up service charges and winter upkeep.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.261 g.
  • Steady population: 506 residents in 2023.

Overview

Rocca di Cambio is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 506 residents, ranked 77 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocca di Cambio 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 0.261 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rocca di Cambio, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 14.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocca di Cambio declared an average taxable income of 26,455 euros, above the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rocca di Cambio is in climate zone F, with 3,853 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,433 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocca di Cambio has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 2.7% of the land in Rocca di Cambio, 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

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 Rocca di Cambio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocca di Cambio: 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 Cambio 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 Cambio. 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 066081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.