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Cugnoli: 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: Contrada Santa Maria del Ponte 1, Cugnoli.

Cugnoli, the hills inland from Pescara

Cugnoli is a hill village inland from Pescara, in the band of countryside between the coast and the Gran Sasso and Majella massifs, both visible on clear days. The landscape is olive groves, vines and arable fields, with the centre gathered on the hilltop and houses scattered along the roads. For Pescara, the hospital and most jobs, people head down to the valley of the river Pescara.

The population has fallen sharply: in 2023 there were 1,336 residents, 16.0% fewer than in 2011, or 254 people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age has risen to 50.1 against 46.6 in the province, over-65s are 29.6% and foreign residents 6.0%. Average incomes are below the provincial average.

In the old centre many houses are old masonry buildings on several floors with narrow stairs: before buying, have the roof, floors and damp inspected and check the planning paperwork. In the countryside, check access, water supply and drainage.

The province of Pescara is split between seismic zone 1 (18 municipalities) and zone 2 (28). Cugnoli is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.193 g. For a masonry house, it is worth asking a surveyor how walls and floors are tied together and whether any strengthening work has been done.

Where the slopes are clay the ground can move. For the address, the report checks the gradient and the official landslide maps, and finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Hill village between the Pescara coast, the Gran Sasso and the Majella.
  • 1,336 residents, down 16.0% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 29.6%, average age 50.1.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.193 g.

Overview

Cugnoli is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,336 residents, ranked 26 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cugnoli 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 0.193 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cugnoli, 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 16.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cugnoli declared an average taxable income of 18,142 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cugnoli is in climate zone D, with 1,755 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 331 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cugnoli has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 4.9% of the land in Cugnoli, 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 no contaminated sites in Cugnoli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cugnoli: 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 Cugnoli 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 26 inhabited census areas in Cugnoli. 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 068017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.