Castiglione Messer Raimondo: 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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Castiglione Messer Raimondo, the hills of the Fino valley
Castiglione Messer Raimondo is a village in the hills of the Teramo area, in the valley of the Fino stream, inland between Teramo and Pescara. The historic centre sits on a rise, with newer houses along the roads running down to the valley floor, and the land is farmed with olive groves, vineyards and arable fields. For work and services, people look to the towns in the valley, Teramo and the coast.
The population has fallen sharply. Many houses in the centre are old and need renovating, while the countryside has farmhouses with land. Before buying, weigh the cost of the work, as well as the price. On these clay hills the report measures the slope of the plot and reads the official landslide maps for the address; near the Fino, the flood maps too.
At the end of 2023, Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 1,992 residents, 15.7% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 48.8, against 46.7 for the province, and 27.7% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 6.7%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Teramo. The climate zone is D.
The village is in seismic zone 2, like 36 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.180 g. For a building in the old centre, ask whether it has had seismic upgrading and whether there are records of the structure's condition.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.
Key points
- Hill village in the Teramo area, in the Fino valley.
- Population down 15.7% since 2011.
- Houses needing work: factor in renovation costs.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.180 g.
Overview
Castiglione Messer Raimondo is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,992 residents, ranked 29 of 47 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castiglione Messer Raimondo 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 0.180 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Castiglione Messer Raimondo, 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 15.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castiglione Messer Raimondo declared an average taxable income of 18,567 euros, below the provincial average (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castiglione Messer Raimondo is in climate zone D, with 1,908 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 306 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castiglione Messer Raimondo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.
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 4.9% of the land in Castiglione Messer Raimondo, compared with 6.7% 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 Castiglione Messer Raimondo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castiglione Messer Raimondo: 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 Castiglione Messer Raimondo 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 Castiglione Messer Raimondo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 6.1%
- fair 93.9%
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 067013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.