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Civitella Casanova: 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: Largo della Torre 1, Civitella Casanova.

Civitella Casanova, Pescara hills facing the Gran Sasso

Civitella Casanova is a village in the Pescara hinterland, on a hill at about 400 metres, with the Gran Sasso massif on the horizon and hills rolling down towards the Adriatic coast. The land is agricultural, with olive groves, fields and scattered hamlets, and work and services are found in the Pescara area, within driving distance.

The population is elderly. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,572 residents in 2023, down 16.2% on 2011, with an average age of 51.2 against 46.6 in the province and over-65s at 32.6%. Foreign residents make up 3.9%.

The market offers stone and brick houses in the centre, sometimes large and on several levels, and country farmhouses with land. For a farmhouse, check access, where the water comes from, drainage and the state of the roof. The climate is zone D and declared incomes are below the average for the province of Pescara.

Abruzzo is earthquake country, and Civitella is in seismic zone 2, like 27 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.189 g. For an old masonry house, ask what work has been done since 2009 and have the structure assessed.

On the clay hills around Pescara slopes can move, so the report measures the gradient and reads the official landslide maps at the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Hilltop in the Pescara hinterland, around 400 metres.
  • Average age 51.2, over-65s at 32.6%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.189 g.
  • Farmhouses: check access, water and drainage.

Overview

Civitella Casanova is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,572 residents, ranked 25 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Civitella Casanova 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 0.189 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Civitella Casanova, 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 16.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Civitella Casanova declared an average taxable income of 16,620 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Civitella Casanova is in climate zone D, with 1,874 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 400 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Civitella Casanova has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 3.7% of the land in Civitella Casanova, compared with 7.3% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Civitella Casanova. 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 Civitella Casanova: 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 Civitella Casanova 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 22 inhabited census areas in Civitella Casanova. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.7%
  • fair 93.3%

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 068014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.