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Torricella Sicura: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Torricella Sicura, hills between Teramo and the Laga

Torricella Sicura is a hill municipality on the western edge of Teramo, where the land begins to rise towards the Laga mountains and the Gran Sasso. Its territory is large and split into many hamlets scattered among fields, woods and small streams, with the main village at around 440 metres.

Being close to Teramo is what matters most for buyers: the provincial capital, with its offices, university and hospital, is a few minutes away by car, and many residents commute daily. Housing is varied: stone and brick houses in the older hamlets, villas and low-rise blocks built in recent decades along the main roads, and farmhouses with land in the countryside. Aspect, gradient and winter access vary a lot from one hamlet to the next.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,413 residents in 2023, down 9.6% on 2011. The average age is 47.2, slightly above the 46.7 of the province of Teramo, over-65s make up 26.2% and foreign residents 4.4%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Inland Abruzzo is seismically active. Torricella Sicura is in seismic zone 2, like 36 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.189 g. Before buying, ask what surveys and work have been done on the building, including anything funded by reconstruction grants or building tax incentives.

On the slopes the report measures elevation and gradient at the address, checks the official hazard maps and identifies the land parcel with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hills west of Teramo, towards the Laga and Gran Sasso.
  • Teramo a few minutes away for work and services.
  • Population down 9.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.189 g.

Overview

Torricella Sicura is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,413 residents, ranked 24 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torricella Sicura is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 47) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.189 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Torricella Sicura, 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 9.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torricella Sicura declared an average taxable income of 20,696 euros, in line with the province (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torricella Sicura is in climate zone D, with 2,055 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 437 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torricella Sicura has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.6% of the land in Torricella Sicura, compared with 6.7% 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 Torricella Sicura.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torricella Sicura: 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 Torricella Sicura 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 34 inhabited census areas in Torricella Sicura. 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 067043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.