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Tagliacozzo: 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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For example: Via Valeria 1, Tagliacozzo.

Tagliacozzo, a Marsica hill town on the road to Rome

Tagliacozzo stands at more than seven hundred metres, on the slopes of the mountains that close off the Marsica area to the west, looking over the Piani Palentini plain. Avezzano is about twenty kilometres away. The historic centre is medieval in layout, with Piazza dell'Obelisco and the ducal palace, and the town gave its name to the battle of 1268 between Conradin of Swabia and Charles of Anjou, fought on the plain below and mentioned by Dante.

The road to Rome matters a great deal to buyers. The A24 motorway has an exit at Tagliacozzo and the capital is about an hour away; there is also a station on the Rome-Pescara railway, slow but useful. Alongside the residents there are many second homes owned by Romans, both in town and up at Marsia, where the ski lifts are. In the old centre the houses are stone, often on several levels with stepped access; lower down towards the plain, detached houses and newer blocks take over.

There were 6,427 residents at the end of 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 7.4% on 2011, though the town fills up in summer and at weekends. The average age is 48.7, above the provincial 47.5; over-65s make up 27.7% and foreign residents 7.6%.

Earthquakes are the first thing to consider. Tagliacozzo is in seismic zone 1 on the Civil Protection scale, like 103 of the 108 municipalities in the province of L'Aquila, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.206 g. The Marsica still bears the marks of the 1915 earthquake that flattened Avezzano. Before buying a stone house, find out whether it has had seismic strengthening and ask for the paperwork; with a holiday home, check the roof too, since it carries the weight of snow in winter.

The cadastral maps are published, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel and checks landslide hazard on the slopes.

Key points

  • Medieval Marsica town with an A24 motorway exit and a railway station.
  • Many second homes owned by Romans, including at the Marsia ski area.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.206 g.
  • Population down 7.4% since 2011.

Overview

Tagliacozzo is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 6,427 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 108).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tagliacozzo 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 0.206 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tagliacozzo, 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 7.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tagliacozzo declared an average taxable income of 22,404 euros, in line with the province (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tagliacozzo is in climate zone E, with 2,613 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 740 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tagliacozzo has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 8 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 4.3% of the land in Tagliacozzo, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Tagliacozzo. 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 Tagliacozzo: 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 Tagliacozzo 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 74 inhabited census areas in Tagliacozzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 99.7%

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 066099. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.