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Rosello: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Chieti, 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 Vittorio Emanuele 1, Rosello.

Rosello, the fir-wood village inland from Chieti

To anyone who knows inland Abruzzo, Rosello means above all its fir wood: a forest of silver firs protected as a regional nature reserve. The village stands above nine hundred metres, in the mountainous interior of the province of Chieti, its stone houses grouped on the hillside amid woods and pastures.

The population is small and very elderly. In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 166 residents, 87 fewer than the 253 of 2011, a fall of 34.4%. Over-65s make up 51.8%, against 26.4% in the province of Chieti, and the estimated average age reaches 60.1. Buyers should know that shops, schools and health services are in the larger towns down the valley, and that climate zone E at this height brings cold and snow in winter.

The province of Chieti has municipalities in three seismic zones: 22 in zone 1, 55 in zone 2 and 27 in zone 3, on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department. Rosello is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.163 g. For a stone house, ask whether it has had seismic improvement work, how walls, floors and roof are tied together and whether there are any recent cracks. A structural engineer can check this on site before you sign a preliminary contract.

The slopes of the area deserve a close look, and the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), so the report can trace the house to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Mountain village inland from Chieti, known for its fir-wood reserve.
  • Over-65s at 51.8%, against 26.4% in the province.
  • 166 residents in 2023, down 34.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.163 g.

Overview

Rosello is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 166 residents, among the smallest in the province (96 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rosello is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (55 of 104) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.163 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rosello, 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 34.4%. The estimated average age is 60 years, higher than the province average (47). 52% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rosello declared an average taxable income of 19,554 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rosello is in climate zone E, with 2,576 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 920 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rosello has 1 pharmacy.

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 2.3% of the land in Rosello, compared with 6.4% 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 Rosello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rosello: 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 Rosello 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 4 inhabited census areas in Rosello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 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 069078. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.