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Ancarano: 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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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: Contrada Casette 1, Ancarano.

Ancarano, Teramo hills above the Tronto valley

In northern Abruzzo, on the hills sloping down to the Tronto valley, Ancarano is close to the Marche region and to Ascoli Piceno. The village stands at about 290 metres overlooking olive groves, vineyards and arable land, while roads, firms and workshops are concentrated on the valley floor.

For people working in the Tronto valley or between Ascoli and the coast it is a convenient base. The population is younger than the provincial average. There are 1,871 residents in 2023, down 0.3% since 2011, so nearly stable. The average age is 45.8 against 46.7 in the province, and over-65s are 23.4%. Foreign residents are 12.2%.

Homes range from the old hilltop core to detached houses and small blocks built along the roads down to the valley. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average. The climate is zone D, with fairly mild winters.

The province of Teramo has 10 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 37 in zone 2. Ancarano is in zone 2, with an expected acceleration of 0.176 g. If you buy a building put up before recent earthquake codes, ask for the design, the structural sign-off and any work carried out, and have an engineer assess the structure.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here. The report traces the parcel from the address and reads the official landslide and flood maps, useful both on clay slopes and on the valley floor.

Key points

  • Northern Teramo hills, towards the Tronto valley and Ascoli.
  • Population nearly stable since 2011, foreign residents at 12.2%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.176 g.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Ancarano is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,871 residents, ranked 30 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ancarano 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 0.176 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ancarano, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 12.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ancarano declared an average taxable income of 21,119 euros, in line with the province (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ancarano is in climate zone D, with 1,797 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 293 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ancarano 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 11.8% of the land in Ancarano, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Ancarano. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ancarano: 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 Ancarano 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 10 inhabited census areas in Ancarano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 73.8%
  • good 25.6%

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 067002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.