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Casalincontrada: 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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Casalincontrada, the Chieti hills and earth-built houses

From Casalincontrada you can see Chieti, just to the north, and on clear days the Maiella massif to the south. The village sits in the hills inland from Chieti, at around 330 metres, with a compact centre and many houses scattered across the rural districts. It is a country municipality whose people largely work in the urban area between Chieti and Pescara, an easy drive away.

Casalincontrada is known for its raw earth houses, built from a mix of clay and straw using an old technique found in this part of Abruzzo. Some have been restored, others stand as ruins in the fields. If you are thinking of buying one, you will need surveyors and builders who know this material, both for the valuation and for the works.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,973 residents in 2023, down 5.7% since 2011. The average age of 47.3 is practically the same as the provincial 47.4; over-65s make up 26.1% and foreign nationals 2.4%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 and the expected ground acceleration is 0.173 g. Inland Abruzzo has a heavy earthquake history, so for any house, masonry or earth, find out whether it has been upgraded and under which permits. On clay hills the slope changes a lot from plot to plot, and the report checks elevation, gradient and the official landslide maps for the address.

Key points

  • Hills south of Chieti, looking towards the Maiella.
  • Raw earth houses, a local building tradition.
  • 2,973 residents, average age 47.3.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.173 g.

Overview

Casalincontrada is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,973 residents, ranked 24 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casalincontrada is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (55 of 104) 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 Casalincontrada, 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 5.7%. 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 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casalincontrada declared an average taxable income of 22,946 euros, above the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casalincontrada is in climate zone D, with 1,560 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 333 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casalincontrada has 3 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 6.0% of the land in Casalincontrada, 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 Casalincontrada.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casalincontrada: 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 Casalincontrada 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 23 inhabited census areas in Casalincontrada. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 069016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.