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Spoltore: 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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Spoltore, a hill town with suburbs joined to Pescara

Spoltore lives on two levels. The historic centre sits on a hill behind Pescara, just under two hundred metres up, with views from the sea to the Majella massif. Lower down, in the Pescara valley, the districts of Villa Raspa and Santa Teresa have grown right up against the city, so that the boundary with Pescara is barely visible.

In recent decades many Pescara families have bought a larger home or a detached house here, and the population has risen. For buyers the difference between areas is sharp: the districts on the flat have recent apartment blocks, shops and the city a few minutes away; the old centre and the hillside hamlets have older houses, steep streets and more quiet.

At the end of 2023 there were 19,066 residents, up 2.7% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and Spoltore ranks number 3 in the province. It is young for Abruzzo: an estimated average age of 44.6 against 46.6, and over-65s at 20.7% against 24.8% for the province. Foreign nationals make up 3.9% and declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Abruzzo is a high earthquake-hazard region, and in the province of Pescara 18 municipalities are in zone 1, the most hazardous in the Civil Protection Department's classification, towards the mountains. Spoltore is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.153 g. For a flat in a block from the building boom years, check the design and inspection certificate, and ask whether the building's seismic risk class has been assessed.

The clay hills around the town are prone to slow-moving landslides, while lower down the ditches running towards the sea are what count. The report checks both for the address, after finding the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hilltop centre, districts on the flat merging with Pescara.
  • Population up 2.7% since 2011, average age 44.6.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.153 g.
  • Clay hills: landslides checked plot by plot.

Overview

Spoltore is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 19,066 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Spoltore is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 46) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Spoltore, 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 grown by 2.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Spoltore declared an average taxable income of 22,337 euros, in line with the province (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Spoltore is in climate zone D, with 1,549 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 185 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Spoltore has 9 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 16 healthcare facilities, 17 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

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 12.4% of the land in Spoltore, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Spoltore. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Spoltore: 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 Spoltore 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 78 inhabited census areas in Spoltore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.7%
  • fair 83.0%
  • good 6.3%

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 068041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.