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Cupello: 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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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: Via Istonia 1, Cupello.

Cupello, Vasto hills behind the Adriatic coast

From the hills of Cupello you can see the sea. The town lies inland in the Vasto area, at around 270 metres, fifteen minutes from Vasto and San Salvo, among olive groves, vineyards and fields sloping down to the Adriatic coast. The Vasto junction on the A14 motorway and the San Salvo industrial area are close, and many residents work there.

For buyers, Cupello offers larger houses and lower prices than the coast, with the sea a short drive away. There are houses in the old centre, small blocks of flats, family houses built in recent decades and farmhouses in the countryside. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Chieti.

The population is holding up. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,790 residents in 2023, down 1.2% since 2011, a small change for an inland town in Abruzzo. It is also younger than the province, with an average age of 44.9 against 47.4 and 22.4% over 65. Cupello ranks 15 in the province by population.

In the province of Chieti, earthquake hazard varies widely: 22 municipalities are in zone 1, 55 in zone 2 and 27 in zone 3 under the Civil Protection Department classification. Cupello is among the last group, in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.096 g. Even with moderate hazard, ask for the construction date and structural records, especially for houses extended over time.

The clay hills around Vasto are prone to landslides and slips, especially on steep slopes and after long spells of rain. The report checks slope and landslide areas at the address and finds the plot using the Revenue Agency cadastre. The climate is mild (climate zone D).

Key points

  • Hills near Vasto, fifteen minutes from Vasto and San Salvo.
  • Average age 44.9, younger than the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.096 g.
  • Clay slopes: check landslides at the address.

Overview

Cupello is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 4,790 residents, ranked 15 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cupello is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 27 of 104 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.096 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 1.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cupello declared an average taxable income of 19,224 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cupello is in climate zone D, with 1,646 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 274 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cupello has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 6.6% of the land in Cupello, 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cupello, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Cupello: 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 Cupello 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 23 inhabited census areas in Cupello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 28.4%
  • good 71.3%

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 069028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.