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Colledimezzo: 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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Colledimezzo, a village above the Sangro valley

From the hills of the middle Sangro valley, Colledimezzo looks down on the valley floor, not far from Lake Bomba, the reservoir formed by the river. The village is at around 420 metres in the interior of the province of Chieti, well away from the coast. For work and services people drive down towards the Sangro and the Adriatic coast.

It is a small, ageing village. In 2023 it had 440 residents, 91 fewer than in 2011 (a fall of 17.1%); the estimated average age is 53.5 against 47.4 in the province, and over-65s make up 41.4% against 26.4%. Foreign residents account for 6.1%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Homes for sale are mainly masonry houses in the centre, on several floors, often in need of updating. This is climate zone D. Before buying you need an inspection of the roof, floors and services, and a check of the building paperwork. On the slopes landslide hazard has to be read plot by plot, which the report does on the official maps.

For earthquakes Colledimezzo is in seismic zone 2 on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 54 other municipalities in the province of Chieti; the province also has 22 municipalities in zone 1 and 27 in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.136 g. For an older building, ask when it was built and whether structural work has been carried out.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village above the Sangro valley, near Lake Bomba.
  • Over-65s at 41.4%, against 26.4% in the province.
  • 440 residents in 2023, down 17.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.136 g.

Overview

Colledimezzo is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 440 residents, ranked 83 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colledimezzo 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 0.136 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Colledimezzo, 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 17.1%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 41% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colledimezzo declared an average taxable income of 13,536 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Colledimezzo is in climate zone D, with 1,832 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 424 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Colledimezzo has 1 pharmacy.

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 3.5% of the land in Colledimezzo, 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 Colledimezzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Colledimezzo: 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 Colledimezzo 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 5 inhabited census areas in Colledimezzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 35.3%
  • fair 64.7%

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 069026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.