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Tione degli Abruzzi: 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: Via Risorgimento 3, Tione degli Abruzzi.

Tione degli Abruzzi, in the middle Aterno valley

Between L'Aquila and Sulmona the river Aterno runs through a narrow valley between the mountains, the middle Aterno valley, and Tione degli Abruzzi is one of the villages along it, at around five hundred and eighty metres. The centre is compact and built of stone, surrounded by fields, woods and slopes rising towards the Sirente massif. Most of the territory is natural and lightly built up.

For buyers, the main issue is distance from services. There is a pharmacy in the village; for schools, hospital and work people travel to L'Aquila or towards Sulmona along the valley road. The climate zone is E, with cold winters, and old stone houses need insulation and updated heating, wiring and plumbing.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 258 residents in 2023, against 326 in 2011, a fall of 20.9%. The estimated average age is 54.1, above the 47.5 of the province of L'Aquila, and over-65s make up 36.4% against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 5.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The seismic zone is 1, the most hazardous on the Civil Protection Department's scale, shared by 103 of the 108 municipalities in the province, and expected acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.260 g. Across the L'Aquila area many houses were repaired or rebuilt after the 2009 earthquake, so asking for the design documents and final inspection certificates is essential to know what you are buying. The report checks landslides and flooding for the address on the official maps, starting from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Village in the middle Aterno valley, between L'Aquila and Sulmona.
  • 258 residents in 2023, down 20.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.260 g.
  • Over-65s at 36.4%, against 26.4% in the province.

Overview

Tione degli Abruzzi is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 258 residents, ranked 94 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tione degli Abruzzi 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 0.260 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tione degli Abruzzi, 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 20.9%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tione degli Abruzzi declared an average taxable income of 18,723 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tione degli Abruzzi is in climate zone E, with 2,328 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 581 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tione degli Abruzzi has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 1.5% of the land in Tione degli Abruzzi, 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 Tione degli Abruzzi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tione degli Abruzzi: 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 Tione degli Abruzzi 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 5 inhabited census areas in Tione degli Abruzzi. 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 066100. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.