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Bellante: 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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For example: Via Nazionale 1, Bellante.

Bellante, hills between Teramo and the Adriatic

The historic centre of Bellante crowns a hilltop in the hills between Teramo and the Adriatic coast, and on clear days you can see the Gran Sasso on one side and the sea on the other. Lower down, in the Tordino valley, is Bellante Stazione, which grew up along the railway and road running from Teramo to Giulianova; the hamlet of Ripattoni completes the municipality.

Buyers choose between the upper town, with older masonry houses and sloping streets, and the valley floor, with newer houses, industrial units and easy links to Teramo and the coast. In the countryside there are old farmhouses and houses with land, often on clay slopes. The report measures distances from the address to schools, pharmacies and shops, which vary widely from one area to another.

There are 6,835 residents (2023), down 4.5% since 2011. Bellante is younger than the province of Teramo, with 22.7% aged over 65 against 24.8%; foreign residents make up 7.9%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial figure.

In the province of Teramo, 10 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 37 in zone 2 of the national classification. Bellante is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.176 g, a moderately high value. Before buying, ask whether the building has ever been damaged or repaired and what structural work has been done; for a block of flats, ask whether a seismic vulnerability assessment exists.

Landslides are common on the clay hills around Teramo, and in the Tordino valley flood hazard needs a look: the report checks the official maps for the specific address.

Key points

  • Hills between Teramo and the sea, with the hamlet of Bellante Stazione.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.176 g.
  • Over-65s at 22.7%, fewer than in the province.
  • Population down 4.5% since 2011.

Overview

Bellante is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 6,835 residents, ranked 14 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bellante 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 Bellante, 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 4.5%. 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 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bellante declared an average taxable income of 20,113 euros, below the provincial average (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bellante is in climate zone D, with 1,906 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 354 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bellante has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 6.1% of the land in Bellante, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Bellante; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bellante: 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 Bellante 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 55 inhabited census areas in Bellante. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.4%
  • fair 91.6%

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 067006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.