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Cellino Attanasio: 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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Cellino Attanasio, a ridge between Teramo and the sea

In the hills of the province of Teramo, halfway between the provincial capital and the Adriatic coast, Cellino Attanasio occupies a ridge at around 440 metres, with the old village at the top and farmland all around. It is an agricultural municipality of cereal fields, olive groves and farmhouses, with a few hamlets lower down along the valley roads.

For buyers, the first choice is between houses in the old village, often in need of work and with narrow access, and homes in the countryside or the hamlets, easier to reach by car. For work, the hospital and larger shops people head towards Teramo or the coast. The data list 4 school sites in the municipality.

Istat, the national statistics office, records 2,208 residents in 2023, down 14.7% on 2011. The average age is 47.7, slightly above 46.7 for the province, and over-65s make up 26.9%. Foreign nationals account for 4.8%. Declared incomes remain below the Teramo average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of 0.179 g; in the province of Teramo 37 municipalities are in zone 2 and 10 in zone 1. For a stone or brick farmhouse, have an engineer check the walls and floors before making an offer.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps: the report identifies the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps there, useful in an area of hills and slopes.

Key points

  • Hilltop village between Teramo and the Adriatic coast.
  • Population down 14.7% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 26.9%, average age 47.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.179 g.

Overview

Cellino Attanasio is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,208 residents, ranked 27 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cellino Attanasio 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 0.179 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cellino Attanasio, 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 14.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cellino Attanasio declared an average taxable income of 18,979 euros, below the provincial average (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cellino Attanasio is in climate zone E, with 2,134 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 443 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cellino Attanasio has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

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 5.6% of the land in Cellino Attanasio, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 11.6 hectares.

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 Cellino Attanasio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cellino Attanasio: 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 Cellino Attanasio 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 41 inhabited census areas in Cellino Attanasio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 15.7%
  • fair 84.3%

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 067015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.