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Arielli: 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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Arielli, vineyards and olive groves in the Chieti hills

Between the Adriatic coast and the Majella massif, the hills of the province of Chieti are a patchwork of vineyards, olive groves and small villages on hilltops. Arielli is one of them, at around 300 metres, with its centre gathered on the ridge and farmland all around. The Majella forms the backdrop.

For work, secondary schools and the hospital they look to the coast and to larger towns such as Lanciano and Chieti, by car. Homes for sale are mainly family houses in the village and country houses with some land, sometimes with a vineyard or olive grove. The climate zone is D, with moderate winters. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The population was 1,048 in 2023, down 8.4% on 2011. The average age is 49.1, against 47.4 for the province, and over-65s make up 30.2%. Households average 2.37 people and foreign nationals account for 5.3%.

The province of Chieti has municipalities in three different seismic zones of the national classification: 22 in zone 1, 55 in zone 2 and 27 in zone 3. Arielli is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.136 g. For a house built before recent seismic standards, find out the design date and what structural work has been done.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the clay hills of this area slope stability changes from one spot to another, so the official landslide maps are checked at the exact address.

Key points

  • Hill village between the Adriatic coast and the Majella.
  • Population down 8.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.136 g.
  • Country houses with vines or olives alongside village homes.

Overview

Arielli is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,048 residents, ranked 56 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Arielli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (55 of 104) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.136 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Arielli, 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 8.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Arielli declared an average taxable income of 18,500 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Arielli is in climate zone D, with 1,668 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 285 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Arielli has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 8.8% of the land in Arielli, compared with 6.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

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 Arielli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Arielli: 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 Arielli 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 Arielli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 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 069004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.