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Rocca di Mezzo: 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: Piazza Principe di Piemonte 1, Rocca di Mezzo.

Rocca di Mezzo, the Altopiano delle Rocche and Mount Sirente

At well over a thousand metres, Rocca di Mezzo sits in the middle of the Altopiano delle Rocche, a broad, flat upland basin ringed by the mountains of the Sirente-Velino regional park. The municipality also takes in the hamlets of Rovere and Terranera, and the ski slopes of Campo Felice are a short drive away. L'Aquila, the provincial capital, lies lower down, reached by the road that drops towards its basin.

Tourism matters here too, with skiing in winter and walking in the park in summer. Buyers should plan for long, snowy winters (climate zone F), so heating, insulation, roofs and access that can be cleared of snow matter more than they would in the lowlands. Declared average incomes are above the provincial average.

The town has 1,353 residents (2023) according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 7.8% on 2011. The population is older than average: a mean age of 52.2 against 47.5 for the province, with over-65s at 31.8%. Foreign residents make up 8.6%.

Rocca di Mezzo is in seismic zone 1, like 102 other municipalities in the province of L'Aquila, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.260 g in the built-up area. For a house built before 2009, ask whether it was repaired or strengthened under the reconstruction grants and get the paperwork for the work done.

The report starts from the address, finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and checks elevation, slope and the official landslide and flood maps for that exact point.

Key points

  • Heart of the Altopiano delle Rocche, in the Sirente-Velino park.
  • 1,353 residents, down 7.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.260 g.
  • Long snowy winters: check insulation and roof.

Overview

Rocca di Mezzo is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,353 residents, ranked 35 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocca di Mezzo 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 0.260 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rocca di Mezzo, 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocca di Mezzo declared an average taxable income of 27,024 euros, above the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rocca di Mezzo is in climate zone F, with 3,886 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,329 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocca di Mezzo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 1.5% of the land in Rocca di Mezzo, 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 Mezzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocca di Mezzo: 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 Mezzo 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 20 inhabited census areas in Rocca di Mezzo. 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 066082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.