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Vittorito: 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 Santa Caterina 1, Vittorito.

Vittorito, vines and olives along the Aterno in the Peligna valley

Vittorito lies on the edge of the Peligna valley, the wide basin around Sulmona crossed by the river Aterno. The village is on a slope just under 400 metres, with a compact old centre and vineyards, olive groves and fields running down towards the river.

It is a farming village where the land still matters: buyers can find village houses, homes with land and the odd farmhouse. For work, secondary schools and the hospital, people look to Sulmona and the valley. The climate is milder than in mountain Abruzzo, climate zone D, but winters in the basin are still cold and foggy.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 819 residents in 2023, down 8.8% on the 898 of 2011. The average age is 50.4 against 47.5 in the province of L'Aquila, and over-65s make up 32.0%. Foreign residents account for 3.4%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Like almost the whole province, Vittorito is in seismic zone 1, the highest class on the Civil Protection scale, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.257 g. Before buying a masonry house, have the structure checked and ask whether any seismic improvement work has been carried out, with the paperwork to prove it.

In the lower part near the Aterno flood hazard matters, on the slopes landslide hazard: the report checks both on the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Peligna valley, on the slope above the Aterno.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.257 g.
  • Residents down 8.8% since 2011, over-65s at 32.0%.
  • Floods near the river, landslides on slopes: checked by address.

Overview

Vittorito is a municipality in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 819 residents, ranked 61 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vittorito 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 0.257 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vittorito, 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 8.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vittorito declared an average taxable income of 20,651 euros, below the provincial average (22,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vittorito is in climate zone D, with 1,963 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 377 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vittorito has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 2.5% of the land in Vittorito, 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 Vittorito.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vittorito: 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 Vittorito 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 Vittorito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 99.4%

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 066108. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.