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Colledimacine: what to know before buying a home

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

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Colledimacine, a stone village below the Majella

Colledimacine stands at around seven hundred and seventy metres, in the band of hills and mountains that rises from the inland province of Chieti towards the Majella massif. It is a compact stone village with pasture and woodland all around and the mountain filling the horizon. The climate is zone E, with cold winters and the chance of snow.

The population figures show a village that has shrunk sharply. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 153 residents in 2023, 84 fewer than the 237 of 2011, a fall of 35.4%. Over-65s make up 50.3% and the average age reaches 61.7, against 47.4 in the province. Households are very small, 1.44 people on average, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For a buyer, access matters most. The main services, from secondary schools to the hospital, are in larger towns reached by car on hill roads. Many houses are old masonry buildings, so before buying have a surveyor check the structure, roof and systems.

Seismic hazard needs careful thought here. Colledimacine is in zone 2 of the national classification, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.197 g; across the province of Chieti there are 22 municipalities in zone 1, 55 in zone 2 and 27 in zone 3. For a stone building, the right question is whether strengthening work was ever done, when, and with what paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps. On land made of slopes, gradient and landslide hazard change from one plot to the next, and the report reads them for the exact address.

Key points

  • Stone village in inland Chieti province, towards the Majella.
  • 153 residents in 2023, down 35.4% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 50.3%, average age 61.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.197 g.

Overview

Colledimacine is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 153 residents, among the smallest in the province (97 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colledimacine is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (55 of 104) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.197 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Colledimacine, 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 35.4%. The estimated average age is 62 years, higher than the province average (47). 50% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colledimacine declared an average taxable income of 18,962 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Colledimacine is in climate zone E, with 2,351 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 770 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Colledimacine has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 2.4% of the land in Colledimacine, compared with 6.4% 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 Colledimacine.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Colledimacine: 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 Colledimacine 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 1 inhabited census areas in Colledimacine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 069025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.