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Salle: 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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For example: Via dell'Impero 1, Salle.

Salle, in the Orta valley at the foot of the Majella

Salle lies in the Orta valley, on the side of the Majella massif that faces Pescara, inside the Majella National Park. The village is at about four hundred and fifty metres, surrounded by woods and steep slopes, with the torrent running below. It is a secluded spot in the lower mountains, where the nature of the park is the main reason to come.

If you are looking for a house here, everyday life depends on the valley road. For schools, shops and work people go down towards the Pescara valley and its towns, and Pescara remains the reference for hospital care and services. There is a pharmacy in the village. Climate zone D means winters are milder than in the high mountains, but stone houses left closed for long periods suffer from damp.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 259 residents in 2023, 58 fewer than the 317 of 2011, a fall of 18.3%. The estimated average age is 50.7, against 46.6 in the province of Pescara, and over-65s make up 32.8%. Foreign residents account for 3.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Salle is in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 18 of the 46 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.227 g. For an existing building you need a structural check and the paperwork for any strengthening work. On the valley slopes the report checks the official landslide maps at the address, starting from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Village in the Orta valley, in the Majella National Park.
  • 259 residents in 2023, down 18.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.227 g.
  • Main services towards the Pescara valley and Pescara.

Overview

Salle is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 259 residents, among the smallest in the province (43 of 46).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salle 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 0.227 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Salle, 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 18.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salle declared an average taxable income of 17,320 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Salle is in climate zone D, with 1,949 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 450 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 0.7% of the land in Salle, compared with 7.3% 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 Salle.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salle: 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 Salle 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 3 inhabited census areas in Salle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 98.9%

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 068036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.