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Altino: what to know before buying a home

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

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Altino, hills between the Aventino and Sangro valleys

Altino is a hill village in the province of Chieti, between the Aventino and Sangro valleys, with the Majella massif visible on the horizon to the west. The centre stands at around 345 metres on a rise, and the land falls away through rural districts and scattered houses towards the valley floor, among olive groves, vegetable plots and fields.

The location lets buyers work in the Sangro valley, home to large industrial areas, or drive to Lanciano and the coast. Homes are mostly masonry village houses, detached houses and country houses with land. The climate is zone D: winters are not harsh and summers are hot.

Altino is growing: 3,031 residents in 2023, up 7.0% on 2011. The mean age of 44.4 is lower than the provincial figure (47.4), and over-65s make up 22.2%. Foreign residents are 10.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is high. The province of Chieti has municipalities in three different zones (22 in zone 1, 55 in zone 2, 27 in zone 3), and Altino is in zone 1, the highest class in the Civil Protection classification, even though the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.142 g. Before buying, find out when the building was built, whether it has had seismic improvement work, and have the structure of older houses assessed. The Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and on the slopes the report adds the official landslide maps.

Key points

  • Hills between the Aventino and Sangro, Majella in the background.
  • 3,031 residents, up 7.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest, acceleration 0.142 g.
  • Jobs in the Sangro valley, Lanciano within driving distance.

Overview

Altino is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 3,031 residents, ranked 23 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Altino is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 22 of 104 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.142 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Altino, 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 grown by 7.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Altino declared an average taxable income of 19,677 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Altino is in climate zone D, with 1,714 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 345 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Altino has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 7.4% of the land in Altino, compared with 6.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Altino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Altino: 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 Altino 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 18 inhabited census areas in Altino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.2%
  • fair 94.8%

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 069001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.