San Vincenzo Valle Roveto: 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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San Vincenzo Valle Roveto, along the Liri valley
The Valle Roveto is the corridor that the river Liri cuts through the mountains as it runs down from the Marsica area of Abruzzo towards Lazio. San Vincenzo Valle Roveto sits on the valley floor, with its hamlets spread along the river and on the wooded slopes that close the valley in on both sides.
For buyers, a narrow valley means little flat land, houses lined up along the main road and older clusters perched on the slopes. Avezzano in one direction and Sora in the other are where people find work, hospitals and secondary schools, always by car. Houses cost little compared with the coast or Rome, and some owners use them as summer homes. The village has 2 pharmacies and 2 school sites.
Figures from Istat, the national statistics office, describe an ageing community: 2,072 residents in 2023, down 14.8% on 2011, an average age of 52.7 against 47.5 for the province of L'Aquila, and 34.6% over 65. Foreign nationals are 2.7%. Declared incomes are also below the provincial average.
The Marsica is one of the most earthquake-prone parts of Italy. San Vincenzo is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, like 102 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.220 g. That is the first thing to check on any property: year of construction, any strengthening work and the documents for it.
Near the Liri and its side streams, flooding matters; on the slopes, ground stability. The report finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and compares it with the official hazard maps.
Key points
- Liri valley floor, between Avezzano and Sora.
- Average age 52.7, 34.6% over 65.
- Seismic zone 1, the highest on the scale.
- Low prices, many houses used as second homes.
Overview
San Vincenzo Valle Roveto is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,072 residents, ranked 23 of 108 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Vincenzo Valle Roveto 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 0.220 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Vincenzo Valle Roveto, 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 14.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Vincenzo Valle Roveto declared an average taxable income of 19,552 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Vincenzo Valle Roveto is in climate zone D, with 1,983 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 388 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Vincenzo Valle Roveto has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 2.7% of the land in San Vincenzo Valle Roveto, 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
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 San Vincenzo Valle Roveto.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Vincenzo Valle Roveto: 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 San Vincenzo Valle Roveto 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 15 inhabited census areas in San Vincenzo Valle Roveto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- poor 7.8%
- modest 0.1%
- fair 92.1%
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 066092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.