Carpineto Sinello: 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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For example: Contrada Policorvo 1, Carpineto Sinello.
Carpineto Sinello, hills above the Sinello valley
The river Sinello crosses the southern hinterland of the province of Chieti and runs down to the Adriatic between farmed hills. Carpineto Sinello takes its name from it: a hill village gathered around its old centre, with open countryside all around and the coast near Vasto within driving distance.
Homes here are mainly village houses, often on several floors and built of masonry, plus country houses. On top of the purchase price come the costs of bringing a house up to standard: roof, wiring and plumbing, windows and, above all, a structural survey. Some buyers want a summer house not far from the sea; anyone planning to live here all year should bear in mind that secondary schools, hospital and offices are in the larger towns.
The population has fallen sharply, from 666 residents in 2011 to 498 in 2023, a drop of 25.2%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.8 against 47.4 in the province; over-65s make up 32.9% and foreign residents 10.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Carpineto Sinello is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 27 of the 104 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.110 g in the built-up area. Parts of Abruzzo are far more exposed, but for a stone or brick house it is still worth asking whether floors and roof have been strengthened.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the land parcel. On the hills of inland Abruzzo, landslides and slopes are judged spot by spot, and the report checks the address against the official maps.
Key points
- Hill village above the Sinello valley, inland Chieti province.
- Population down 25.2% since 2011, over-65s at 32.9%.
- Seismic zone 3, like 27 municipalities in the province.
- Landslides and slopes to check address by address.
Overview
Carpineto Sinello is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 498 residents, ranked 82 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carpineto Sinello is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 27 of 104 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.110 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 25.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carpineto Sinello declared an average taxable income of 17,523 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Carpineto Sinello is in climate zone D, with 1,768 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 381 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carpineto Sinello has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.
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 2.3% of the land in Carpineto Sinello, compared with 6.4% 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 Carpineto Sinello. 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 Carpineto Sinello: 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 Carpineto Sinello 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 8 inhabited census areas in Carpineto Sinello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 069011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.