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Fallo: 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: Borgo Valle Vecchia 1, Fallo.

Fallo, a small mountain village above the Sangro valley

Fallo lies in the mountainous part of the province of Chieti, on the heights that follow the Sangro valley into the interior of Abruzzo. It is a village of a few houses, surrounded by woods and pasture, from which people drive down to the valley floor to reach the larger towns of the valley and the Adriatic coast.

Residents are few and the community is elderly. According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 116 residents in 2023, 30 fewer than the 146 of 2011, a fall of 20.5%. The estimated average age is 54.2, against 47.4 in the province, over-65s make up 38.8% and households have 1.53 members on average. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

People who buy in Fallo are usually after a family house to restore or a quiet place for the summer. Stone houses need checks on the roof, floors, damp and services, and in winter the mountain cold and the roads take their toll. To see how far a pharmacy, a school and a supermarket are, the report measures distances from the address.

The province of Chieti has 22 municipalities in seismic zone 1, 55 in zone 2 and 27 in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale. Fallo is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.165 g. Before buying, ask whether the building has had seismic upgrading and see the paperwork.

On the slopes, landslide hazard should be checked for the individual plot, and the report does this on the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Small mountain village above the Sangro valley.
  • 116 residents in 2023, down 20.5% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 38.8%; households of 1.53 people.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.165 g.

Overview

Fallo is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 116 residents, among the smallest in the province (100 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fallo 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 0.165 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fallo, 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 20.5%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (47). 39% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fallo declared an average taxable income of 15,285 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fallo 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 3.7% of the land in Fallo, 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 Fallo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fallo: 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 Fallo 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 3 inhabited census areas in Fallo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 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 069104. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.