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Castel Frentano: 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: Corso Roma 1, Castel Frentano.

Castel Frentano, the hill next to Lanciano

At around four hundred metres, on a hill between the Majella mountains and the Adriatic, Castel Frentano is a few kilometres from Lanciano and looks to it for work and services. Its name recalls the Frentani, the ancient Italic people who lived in this part of Abruzzo before the Romans. From the town the view stretches from the mountains to the sea.

People working in Lanciano, in the industrial area of the Sangro valley or on the coast find homes with more space and a quieter setting here. The historic centre has brick and stone houses lined up along the ridge; newer areas, with detached houses and small blocks of flats, have spread down the slopes and along the roads to Lanciano. The clay hills in this part of Abruzzo are prone to landslides, and the report checks the official maps and the gradient for the exact address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,256 residents in 2023, down 1.3% on 2011, a modest fall. The population is younger than the province of Chieti: average age 45.8 against 47.4, over-65s at 24.0% against 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 5.1%. Declared incomes are just below the provincial average.

The province of Chieti has municipalities in three seismic zones: 22 in zone 1, 55 in zone 2 and 27 in zone 3. Castel Frentano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.133 g. Before buying, ask for the year of construction and any structural work carried out, especially for houses in the old centre.

Key points

  • Hill between the Majella and the sea, next to Lanciano.
  • Average age 45.8, over-65s at 24.0%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.133 g.
  • Clay hills: landslides to check by address.

Overview

Castel Frentano is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 4,256 residents, ranked 17 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castel Frentano 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 0.133 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castel Frentano, 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 1.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (47). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castel Frentano declared an average taxable income of 20,441 euros, in line with the province (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castel Frentano is in climate zone D, with 1,795 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 399 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castel Frentano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 7.5% of the land in Castel Frentano, 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 Castel Frentano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castel Frentano: 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 Castel Frentano 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 27 inhabited census areas in Castel Frentano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.3%
  • fair 77.5%
  • good 18.1%

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 069018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.