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Villa Celiera: 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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For example: Contrada Santa Maria 1, Villa Celiera.

Villa Celiera, home of the arrosticini in the Pescara mountains

In Abruzzo, the name Villa Celiera instantly brings to mind arrosticini, the local skewers of mutton: the festival the village holds in their honour draws visitors from across the region every summer, and sheep farming long shaped life here. The village stands at around 700 metres in the mountain part of the province of Pescara, among pastures, woods and the heights rising towards the Gran Sasso.

The population has fallen sharply: 543 residents in 2023 against 747 in 2011, 204 fewer, or 27.3%. The average age is 52.9, well above the provincial 46.6, and over-65s make up 35.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers will mostly find stone village houses and a few scattered homes, often used only in summer. This is climate zone E, with cold winters and possible snow, so before buying find out how the house is heated and how you get to the village in the harshest months. Pescara and the coast are a drive away.

Earthquakes are the first issue to address. Villa Celiera is in seismic zone 2, like 28 of the 46 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.197 g. For a stone house you need clear information on any structural work, ideally backed by a surveyor's inspection.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On mountain slopes, the report also checks the official landslide hazard maps for the plot.

Key points

  • Home of the arrosticini, in the Pescara mountains.
  • Residents down 27.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.197 g.
  • Stone houses: get a structural check before making an offer.

Overview

Villa Celiera is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 543 residents, ranked 36 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa Celiera 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 0.197 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Villa Celiera, 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 27.3%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa Celiera declared an average taxable income of 17,631 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villa Celiera is in climate zone E, with 2,348 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 714 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa Celiera has 1 pharmacy.

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 3.2% of the land in Villa Celiera, 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 Villa Celiera.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villa Celiera: 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 Villa Celiera 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 11 inhabited census areas in Villa Celiera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 068046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.