Città Sant'Angelo: 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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Città Sant'Angelo, hilltop old town and a shopping valley below
The old centre of Città Sant'Angelo runs along a ridge at around three hundred metres, north of Pescara and not far from the sea. It is a narrow, elongated brick town, with the collegiate church of San Michele and houses packed together down both sides of the hill.
The municipality has two very different faces. Up top is the old town, with sloping lanes, houses on several levels and little parking. Down below, towards the motorway, recent decades have brought new housing, warehouses and a large retail area with an outlet centre that serves the whole Pescara area. The A14 junction is named after both Pescara Nord and Città Sant'Angelo. In practice, buyers choose between the views and quiet of the hill and the convenience of the valley.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 14,886 residents in 2023, up 3.5% on 2011, and the town ranks number 4 by population in the province. It is younger than average: estimated average age 44.3 against 46.6, with over-65s at 20.9% against 24.8% in the province. Foreign residents make up 5.7% and declared incomes are above the provincial average.
The province of Pescara has two seismic zones: 18 municipalities are in zone 1 and the other 28, Città Sant'Angelo included, in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.160 g. In the old town, masonry houses often share walls, so work done on the house next door, or not done, matters for yours too; ask what has been carried out on the building as a whole.
The hills of the Abruzzo coast are largely clay, and on the ridge and the slopes landslide hazard varies from one street to the next. Down in the valley, the distance from ditches and streams matters more. The report checks both for the address, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Hilltop old town, retail area by the A14 junction.
- Population up 3.5% since 2011, over-65s at 20.9%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.160 g.
- Clay hills: landslide hazard to check plot by plot.
Overview
Città Sant'Angelo is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 14,886 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 46).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Città Sant'Angelo 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 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Città Sant'Angelo, 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 3.5%. 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 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Città Sant'Angelo declared an average taxable income of 25,223 euros, above the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Città Sant'Angelo is in climate zone D, with 1,748 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 317 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Città Sant'Angelo has 11 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
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 10.1% of the land in Città Sant'Angelo, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 25.4 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 15 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Città Sant'Angelo, 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 Città Sant'Angelo: 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 Città Sant'Angelo 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 74 inhabited census areas in Città Sant'Angelo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.4%
- fair 72.0%
- good 23.6%
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 068012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.