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Dogliola: 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 della Fontana 1, Dogliola.

Dogliola, the hills of the Vasto area towards Molise

Inland from Vasto, where the Abruzzo hills approach the border with Molise, Dogliola stands on a rise above four hundred metres, surrounded by olive groves, cereal fields and vines. It is a small farming village, and the coast with Vasto and San Salvo is where people go for work, secondary schools, the hospital and services, an easy enough drive.

Buyers in Dogliola find masonry village houses and a few country homes with land. The climate is milder than in the Apennines (climate zone D), but on the clay hills of the Chieti area the slopes need careful attention: cracks, retaining walls and drainage are the first checks. The report reviews the official landslide maps at the address.

There were 314 residents in 2023, against 389 in 2011, a fall of 19.3%, according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office. The estimated average age, 49.7, is a little above the 47.4 of the province of Chieti, and over-65s make up 29.3%. Foreign residents account for 4.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Chieti is split between three seismic zones on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, with 22 municipalities in zone 1, 55 in zone 2 and 27 in zone 3. Dogliola is in zone 3 and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.123 g, a moderate value. For an old masonry house it is still worth asking what work has been done on the roof and floors and whether it improved the building's strength.

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

Key points

  • Hills inland from Vasto, towards the Molise border.
  • 314 residents in 2023, down 19.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.123 g.
  • Clay hills: check cracks, retaining walls and drainage.

Overview

Dogliola is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 314 residents, ranked 88 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dogliola 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 0.123 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 19.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dogliola declared an average taxable income of 16,399 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dogliola is in climate zone D, with 1,864 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 445 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Dogliola has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 4.3% of the land in Dogliola, 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 Dogliola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Dogliola: 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 Dogliola 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 4 inhabited census areas in Dogliola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 19.0%
  • good 81.0%

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 069029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.