Can you buy a house in Abruzzo for 1 euro?

We have no verified one-euro scheme in Abruzzo on file. That means we have not confirmed one, not that none exists — schemes open and close through each comune's own notice. The cheapest houses here usually come from court auctions and private owners in the smaller inland towns.

Is Abruzzo losing population?

87% of Abruzzo's comuni with comparable figures had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and the region's comuni as a whole changed by -2.4%. The steepest declines are almost always in the smallest towns.

Does Abruzzo qualify for Italy's 7% tax on foreign pensions?

Yes, in part. 292 of Abruzzo's 305 comuni have 20,000 residents or fewer, which with the region is the location test for the 7% flat tax on foreign pension income. The pension must be foreign-sourced and you must not have been tax-resident in Italy for the previous five years.

Where are the cheapest houses in Abruzzo?

In the small inland comuni that are losing people fastest — the list on this page is a good place to start. Genuinely cheap houses come from three places: one-euro schemes, Italian court auctions, and owners selling privately, often with no agent at all.

Abruzzo · 305 comuni

Moving to Abruzzo

Abruzzo is mountains and Adriatic coast east of Rome, with the Gran Sasso and three national parks. Of its 305 comuni, 87% had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and 292 of them sit inside Italy's 7% pension-tax zone.

This page is for anyone looking at houses for sale in Abruzzo or thinking of moving there: which towns need people most, the one-euro schemes, and every comune in the region with its own page.

Updated September 2026 · figures from ISTAT

305
comuni: 87%
of them shrinking since 2019: -2.4%
population change, 2019–2025: 292
towns in the 7% tax zone

1 euro houses in Abruzzo

We have no verified one-euro scheme in Abruzzo on file yet. That is not the same as there being none: schemes are announced by each comune, in Italian, and come and go. Watch a town from its page and we will tell you the day its scheme page changes.

The house is rarely the expensive part. Read what the one-euro houses really cost before bidding on anything.

The towns in Abruzzo that most need people

Ranked by the Need Index: how fast the town is losing residents and how old its people are. These are where houses sit empty longest, where owners are most willing to sell, and where comuni run schemes to fill them.

1Acciano-21.8% · 247
2Pietracamela-20.1% · 199
3Rosello-25.3% · 168
4Schiavi di Abruzzo-20.6% · 622
5Castelguidone-20.7% · 279
6Ortona dei Marsi-19% · 379
7Fraine-18.3% · 246
8Montelapiano-18.3% · 67
9Torrebruna-17% · 651
10Monteferrante-15.6% · 103
11Taranta Peligna-15.6% · 297
12Colledimacine-15.3% · 150
13Carapelle Calvisio-16.7% · 70
14Villa Celiera-15.5% · 535
15Villa Santa Lucia degli Abruzzi-14.4% · 83

The 7% tax towns in Abruzzo

A foreign pensioner who moves their tax residence to a comune of 20,000 people or fewer here pays a flat 7% on all foreign income for nine years. 292 of Abruzzo's comuni meet that size test.

See every 7% tax town in Italy, or read how retiring to Italy works.

Every comune in Abruzzo

All 305, by province. Each has its own page with its population trend, median age, scheme status and neighbours.