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Cortino: 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: Strada Provinciale 47 1, Cortino.

Cortino, scattered hamlets in the Laga mountains

Rather than a single village, Cortino is a set of small hamlets scattered across the slopes of the Laga mountains, in the mountainous part of the province of Teramo, inside the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park. Woods, meadows and streams cover most of the land, and Teramo, with its hospital and offices, is reached by driving down the valley.

For a buyer, the hamlet matters more than the municipality. Each cluster has its own road, orientation and altitude, and in winter snow can make getting about harder: this is climate zone F. Many houses are stone buildings, some used as second homes or by families who come back in summer. Before buying, check access, roof and services as well as the condition of the structure.

The municipality is in seismic zone 1 of the Civil Protection classification, like 10 of the 47 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.221 g. Anyone buying a masonry house should ask what structural work has been done, with which designs and sign-offs, and have a structural engineer inspect it.

In 2023 there were 572 residents, 16.3% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 52.5 and over-65s make up 34.3%, against 24.8% in the province. Households are small, averaging 1.64 people. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. On steep slopes and near streams, the official landslide and flood maps should be read hamlet by hamlet.

Key points

  • Scattered hamlets in the Laga mountains, inside the national park.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.221 g.
  • Over-65s at 34.3%, residents down 16.3%.
  • Climate zone F: snow and winter access to check.

Overview

Cortino is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 572 residents, among the smallest in the province (43 of 47).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cortino is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 10 of 47 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.221 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cortino, 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 16.3%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cortino declared an average taxable income of 17,767 euros, below the provincial average (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cortino is in climate zone F, with 3,031 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 982 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cortino has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 1.4% of the land in Cortino, 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 Cortino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cortino: 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 Cortino 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 25 inhabited census areas in Cortino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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 067022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.