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Cepagatti: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Pescara, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Dante Alighieri 1, Cepagatti.

Cepagatti, from the hilltop to the Pescara valley

Cepagatti lies in the lower Pescara valley, inland between the cities of Pescara and Chieti. The old village stands on a hill, while most of the newer houses, businesses and warehouses have spread down to the valley floor, where the main roads run towards the coast. The municipality also includes several outlying villages, Villanova among them, closer to the river plain.

Many residents work in Pescara, in Chieti or in the valley's business parks, and they drive. The sea is about twenty minutes away when traffic allows. For a buyer the choice is between a house on the hill, quieter but with steep roads, and one in the valley, handier for shops and services but closer to traffic and to the river.

The population is growing while many inland villages in Abruzzo are emptying. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,980 residents in 2023, up 5.1% on 2011. It is also young for the province: the estimated average age is 44.3 against 46.6, over-65s are 21.0% against 24.8%, and households average 2.51 people. Foreign residents make up 4.4%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure, which the city of Pescara pulls up.

Earthquake hazard in Abruzzo is real. In the province of Pescara, 18 municipalities are in zone 1, the most exposed band of the national classification drawn up by the Civil Protection department. Cepagatti is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.171 g. Detached houses from the 1970s to the 1990s are common in the countryside: before signing, have an engineer look at the structure and ask whether any seismic strengthening has been done.

Between the valley floor near the river and the clay slopes of the hills, conditions change from one street to the next, for landslides as much as for flooding, and the report checks both at the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so an address leads straight to its plot.

Key points

  • Hilltop village with newer districts down in the Pescara valley.
  • 10,980 residents, up 5.1% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.3, province 46.6.
  • Seismic zone 2; 18 municipalities in the province in zone 1.

Overview

Cepagatti is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 10,980 residents, ranked 6 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cepagatti is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 46) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.171 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cepagatti, 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 grown by 5.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cepagatti declared an average taxable income of 20,745 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cepagatti is in climate zone D, with 1,489 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 145 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cepagatti has 9 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 16.3% of the land in Cepagatti, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 17.9 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cepagatti, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cepagatti: 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 Cepagatti 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 39 inhabited census areas in Cepagatti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.1%
  • fair 80.1%
  • good 14.9%

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

ISTAT code 068011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.