Rosciano: 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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Rosciano, hills above the Pescara valley and Villa Badessa
Rosciano sits in the hills on the left bank of the river Pescara, inland in the province, with its old centre on a rise and land running down to the valley floor, where the roads linking the coast with the interior run. The municipality includes Villa Badessa, a small village founded by Albanian families in the eighteenth century, which keeps its Byzantine-rite church and traditions.
The town has grown a lot in recent years. Pescara is about twenty kilometres away and Chieti is just across the valley. In the lower part, along the valley, there are recent homes and small industrial and commercial zones; in the hills the landscape is olive groves and vineyards, with detached houses and farmhouses. If you want peace and quiet, check the distance from the industrial areas on the valley floor.
The figures bear this out: 4,047 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, 10.5% more than in 2011, and an average age of 43.8, against 46.6 for the province. Over-65s make up 21.1% and households average 2.53 people. Foreign residents are few, at 2.0%.
Rosciano is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 27 other municipalities in the province of Pescara, while 18 are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.180 g. If you are buying a house built before recent standards, ask for structural checks and documentation of any work done.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. Landslides are common on the clay slopes, and parts of the valley floor near the river Pescara can flood: the report checks both for the address.
Key points
- Hills above the Pescara valley, with the Albanian village of Villa Badessa.
- Population up 10.5% since 2011.
- Average age 43.8, against 46.6 in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.180 g.
Overview
Rosciano is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 4,047 residents, ranked 13 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rosciano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 46) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.180 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Rosciano, 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 10.5%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rosciano declared an average taxable income of 21,577 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Rosciano is in climate zone D, with 1,621 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 242 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rosciano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 healthcare facilities.
There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 8.3% of the land in Rosciano, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 14.6 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Rosciano. 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 Rosciano: 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 Rosciano 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 33 inhabited census areas in Rosciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.6%
- fair 98.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 068035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.