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Atri: 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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Atri, a cathedral town above the badlands and the Adriatic

From the cathedral square in Atri, on a clear day, you can see the Adriatic, about ten kilometres away as the crow flies. The town sits on a ridge at around four hundred and fifty metres in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, with a compact historic centre and the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, known for Andrea Delitio's fifteenth-century frescoes in the choir. The surrounding hills are cut by calanchi, bare clay slopes eroded by rain, now protected as a nature reserve.

Atri is a service centre for the nearby villages, especially for schools: Overture Maps records 16, 1.61 per 1,000 residents against 0.96 in the province. People who work on the coast, around Pineto and Silvi, or in Pescara drive down from the hill every day. In the old town, homes are often flats in divided palazzi, without lifts and with parking some way off; in the lower areas and the countryside there are detached houses and farmhouses.

The population is shrinking and ageing. At the end of 2023 there were 9,935 residents, down 10.6% since 2011, the estimated average age is 48.2 and over-65s make up 27.7%, against 24.8% in the province. Foreign residents account for 4.7%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Atri is in seismic zone 2, like 36 other municipalities in the province, while 10 are in zone 1, the highest class. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.173 g. In an old building, ask whether structural checks or strengthening have been carried out, and ask to see the paperwork.

The badlands are a reminder that the ground here is clay and it moves. For houses on the edge of the ridge and on the slopes, the report checks the landslide maps at the exact address and traces the plot using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hill town with sea views, between Teramo and the coast.
  • 1.61 schools per 1,000 residents, against 0.96 in the province.
  • Population down 10.6% since 2011; over-65s at 27.7%.
  • Seismic zone 2 and clay soils: check landslides for the address.

Overview

Atri is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 9,935 residents, ranked 9 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Atri 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 0.173 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Atri, 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 10.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Atri declared an average taxable income of 20,353 euros, in line with the province (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Atri is in climate zone D, with 2,068 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 444 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Atri has 16 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.6 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).

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 6.0% of the land in Atri, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Atri. 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 Atri: 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 Atri 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 76 inhabited census areas in Atri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.1%
  • fair 60.9%
  • good 30.0%

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 067004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.