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Roccamorice: 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: Via Piano delle Castagne 1, Roccamorice.

Roccamorice, the Majella hermitages and a hillside village

Roccamorice's territory holds two much-visited hermitages of the Majella, Santo Spirito a Majella and San Bartolomeo in Legio, the latter carved into a rock face. The village lies on the northern side of the massif, inside the Majella National Park, at around 500 metres, looking towards the Pescara valley.

This is a place where the mountains are close and services are down in the valley. For work, secondary schools and the hospital, residents drive down hill roads to the towns of the Pescara valley and to Pescara itself. Houses in the historic centre are stone, often small and on several levels; before buying, check roofs, floors and access. The climate is zone D, with cool winters.

The population is older and shrinking. At the end of 2023 there were 867 residents, 12.3% fewer than the 989 of 2011; the average age is 50.9, against 46.6 in the province, and over-65s are 32.4%, against 24.8%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

Roccamorice is in seismic zone 1, the highest, like 17 other municipalities in the province of Pescara, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.192 g. For stone houses, find out whether any work was done after the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake and under which permits.

On the Majella slopes, the report checks the official landslide hazard maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Hermitages of Santo Spirito and San Bartolomeo in Legio.
  • In the Majella National Park, facing the Pescara valley.
  • Over-65s at 32.4%, against 24.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.192 g.

Overview

Roccamorice is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 867 residents, ranked 32 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccamorice is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 18 of 46 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.192 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccamorice, 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 12.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccamorice declared an average taxable income of 17,621 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccamorice is in climate zone D, with 2,055 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 520 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccamorice has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 2.2% of the land in Roccamorice, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Roccamorice. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccamorice: 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 Roccamorice 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 12 inhabited census areas in Roccamorice. 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 068034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.