Serramonacesca: 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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Serramonacesca, below the Majella and San Liberatore
At the foot of the northern slope of the Majella, in the hinterland of the province of Pescara, Serramonacesca carries in its name the memory of the Benedictine monks of the abbey of San Liberatore a Majella, which stands within its territory in a wooded valley just outside the village. The municipality lies inside the Majella National Park, with trails, gorges and woods reaching right up to the houses.
Pescara and the coast can be reached by car, which makes the village attractive for anyone wanting the mountains without moving too far from a city. Houses in the centre are stone-built, along steep streets; around them are country houses and a few newer buildings. Inside a national park, extensions and new building follow stricter rules: before buying a ruin to convert, ask the town hall what can actually be done.
In 2023 there were 496 residents, down 14.8% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 52.0 is above the provincial 46.6, and over-65s make up 35.7% against 24.8% across the province. Foreign residents account for 6.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Serramonacesca is in seismic zone 1, the highest class on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 18 of the 46 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.181 g in the built-up area. For any masonry house you need clear paperwork: the construction date, any seismic upgrading and the structural sign-off.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the land parcel. Slope, landslides and watercourses are read from the official maps for the address, not for the village as a whole.
Key points
- Northern slope of the Majella, inside the National Park.
- Home to the Benedictine abbey of San Liberatore a Majella.
- Population down 14.8% since 2011, over-65s at 35.7%.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.181 g.
Overview
Serramonacesca is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 496 residents, ranked 38 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Serramonacesca 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 0.181 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Serramonacesca, 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 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Serramonacesca declared an average taxable income of 18,979 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Serramonacesca is in climate zone D, with 1,693 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 280 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Serramonacesca has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
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 1.8% of the land in Serramonacesca, 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 Serramonacesca.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Serramonacesca: 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 Serramonacesca 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 8 inhabited census areas in Serramonacesca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 99.8%
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 068040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.