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Canzano: 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: Frazione Valle Canzano 1, Canzano.

Canzano, the Teramo hills between town and sea

Canzano, in Abruzzo, is known for a dish: tacchino alla canzanese, turkey served cold in its own jelly, prepared here for generations. The village stands on the hills of the province of Teramo, between the provincial capital and the Adriatic coast, with an old centre on top of the hill and newer houses along the roads that run down to the valleys. Teramo is close and the sea is a short drive away.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,769 residents in 2023, down 9.5% on 2011. The average age of 46.8 is in line with 46.7 for the province, over-65s are 25.6% and foreign residents 5.1%. Households have 2.41 members on average.

The market offers masonry houses in the centre, detached country houses with land and villas built in recent decades. The village has schools, a pharmacy and 2 supermarkets; for anything else people rely on Teramo. It is in climate zone E, with cool winters.

The Teramo area of Abruzzo has significant seismicity. Canzano is in zone 2, as are 36 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.179 g in the built-up area. For a masonry building, ask whether structural work has been done and whether there are recent certificates.

On the hills around Teramo the ground needs checking plot by plot. The report for an address measures the slope, checks the official landslide and flood maps and finds the plot on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency.

Key points

  • Teramo hills, between the town and the Adriatic coast.
  • Home of tacchino alla canzanese, a local turkey dish.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.179 g.
  • Population down 9.5% since 2011.

Overview

Canzano is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,769 residents, ranked 31 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Canzano 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 0.179 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Canzano, 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 9.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Canzano declared an average taxable income of 20,826 euros, in line with the province (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Canzano is in climate zone E, with 2,143 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 448 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Canzano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 5.6% of the land in Canzano, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 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 Canzano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Canzano: 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 Canzano 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 32 inhabited census areas in Canzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 15.6%
  • fair 84.4%

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 067009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.