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Casalanguida: 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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Casalanguida, a village in the inland hills around Chieti

Casalanguida is a village in the inland hills of the province of Chieti, halfway between the Adriatic coast and the mountains, at around 450 metres. The old centre occupies the top of the rise, surrounded by countryside of arable fields, olive groves and vines, with scattered houses and small farms.

House hunters will mostly find village houses, often of brick and stone, and detached homes with a little land. For work, the hospital and secondary schools, people go to the larger towns in the valley and on the coast. The climate zone is D: winters are not harsh but can be damp, which is worth bearing in mind for insulation and windows.

The population has fallen steeply. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 812 residents in 2023, 194 fewer than the 1,006 of 2011, a drop of 19.3%. The average age is 51.3 against 47.4 in the province, and over-65s make up 31.3%. Foreign residents account for 8.3%. Declared incomes are low compared with the provincial average.

On the Civil Protection seismic scale Casalanguida is in zone 3: in the province of Chieti only 27 municipalities are in this class, while 22 are in zone 1 and 55 in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.108 g. Even with moderate hazard, in an older house it is useful to know how the floors and roof are built and whether any cracks need assessing.

In the inland hills around Chieti, ground stability changes a lot from one slope to another, so the report checks the official landslide maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Inland hills of the province of Chieti, between coast and mountains.
  • Residents down 19.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like only 27 municipalities in the province.
  • Over-65s at 31.3%, foreign residents at 8.3%.

Overview

Casalanguida is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 812 residents, ranked 68 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casalanguida 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 0.108 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 19.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casalanguida declared an average taxable income of 16,830 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casalanguida is in climate zone D, with 1,871 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 450 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casalanguida has 2 schools 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 3.5% of the land in Casalanguida, 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 no contaminated sites in Casalanguida.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casalanguida: 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 Casalanguida 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 Casalanguida. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 069014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.