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Cermignano: 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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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 Nazionale 1, Cermignano.

Cermignano, Teramo hills with a view of the Gran Sasso

From the hills of Cermignano, in the province of Teramo, you can see the Gran Sasso. The village sits high, at around 550 metres, on the slope facing the Vomano valley, with hamlets scattered among fields, olive groves and clay gullies. Teramo is the town for work and services, and the Adriatic coast is reached by following the valley down.

The municipality has lost many residents in recent years: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,438 in 2023, against 1,787 in 2011, a fall of 19.5%. The average age is 49.1, above the provincial 46.7, and over-65s make up 29.7%. Foreign residents account for 4.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers will find masonry houses in the centre and the hamlets, often large and with land, plus a few newer detached homes. In climate zone E winters are cold, and heating a big house is costly: ask for actual running costs. You will need a car.

Cermignano is in seismic zone 2, like 36 other municipalities in the province of Teramo, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.181 g. Before buying, find out when the building was built, ask for the paperwork on any structural work and check whether any public grants are still attached to the property.

On the clay slopes, the report checks the official landslide maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Teramo hills above the Vomano valley, facing the Gran Sasso.
  • Population down 19.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.181 g.
  • Masonry buildings: ask for structural work records.

Overview

Cermignano is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,438 residents, ranked 35 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cermignano 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 0.181 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cermignano, 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 19.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cermignano declared an average taxable income of 16,975 euros, below the provincial average (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cermignano is in climate zone E, with 2,281 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 563 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cermignano 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 4.3% of the land in Cermignano, 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 Cermignano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cermignano: 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 Cermignano 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 29 inhabited census areas in Cermignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 22.6%
  • fair 77.4%

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 067016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.