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Sant'Eusanio Forconese: 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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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: Villaggio Map Sant'Eusanio 1, Sant'Eusanio Forconese.

Sant'Eusanio Forconese, the middle Aterno valley

About twenty kilometres from L'Aquila, heading down the Aterno valley, Sant'Eusanio Forconese lies on the valley side at around 590 metres, among fields, olive groves and the mountains closing the horizon. The village depends on the city for work, schools, university and hospital, and many residents commute by car every day.

Buying here means first of all dealing with earthquakes. The Aterno valley is a highly active seismic area: Sant'Eusanio is in seismic zone 1 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, the highest, like 102 other municipalities in the province of L'Aquila, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.261 g. Many houses have been repaired or rebuilt in recent years with public grants. Before signing, ask for the records of the work, the structural sign-off and the status of the file at the town hall.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 365 residents in 2023, 12.7% fewer than the 418 of 2011. The estimated average age is 49.0, against 47.5 for the province, and over-65s make up 32.3%. Foreign residents are 5.8% and households average 2.19 people. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Homes range from stone buildings in the centre, some strengthened, to detached houses on the slopes and the flat land. It is climate zone E, with cold winters. On the slopes, the official landslide maps for the exact spot are what count.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Middle Aterno valley village, about 20 km from L'Aquila.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest, acceleration about 0.261 g.
  • 365 residents in 2023, down 12.7% since 2011.
  • Repaired or rebuilt homes: ask for records and sign-off.

Overview

Sant'Eusanio Forconese is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 365 residents, ranked 86 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Eusanio Forconese 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 0.261 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sant'Eusanio Forconese, 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 12.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Eusanio Forconese declared an average taxable income of 22,012 euros, in line with the province (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sant'Eusanio Forconese is in climate zone E, with 2,346 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 591 metres above sea level.

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 4.1% of the land in Sant'Eusanio Forconese, 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 Sant'Eusanio Forconese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Eusanio Forconese: 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 Sant'Eusanio Forconese 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 7 inhabited census areas in Sant'Eusanio Forconese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 066090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.