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Fara Filiorum Petri: 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 Sant'Eufemia 1, Fara Filiorum Petri.

Fara Filiorum Petri, the village of the farchie below the Majella

Every year in mid-January, Fara Filiorum Petri lights its farchie, huge bundles of bound canes carried into the square for the feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot. It is the tradition the village is known for across Abruzzo. The municipality lies in the hills of the province of Chieti, towards the slopes of the Majella massif, along the Foro valley, with Chieti and the coast within driving distance.

For buyers, the choice runs from houses in the old centre, often old and needing renovation, to newer small villas and detached homes along the roads down to the valley, and on to country houses. In the hills the report measures the slope of the plot and reads the official landslide maps; near the Foro, the flood maps too. The climate zone is D.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 1,982 residents at the end of 2023, up 1.4% on 2011. The average age is 45.8, younger than the provincial 47.4, and 24.1% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 11.8%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is the point not to overlook. Fara Filiorum Petri is in seismic zone 2, like 54 other municipalities in the province of Chieti, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.171 g. Before buying, ask for the build year, any seismic upgrading and the paperwork that goes with it.

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

Key points

  • Village of the farchie, in the hills towards the Majella.
  • Population up 1.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.171 g.
  • Near the Foro: check the flood maps.

Overview

Fara Filiorum Petri is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,982 residents, ranked 36 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fara Filiorum Petri 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 0.171 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fara Filiorum Petri, 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 grown by 1.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (47). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fara Filiorum Petri declared an average taxable income of 20,101 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fara Filiorum Petri is in climate zone D, with 1,511 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 210 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 1.0 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 6.2% of the land in Fara Filiorum Petri, 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

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Fara Filiorum Petri. 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 Fara Filiorum Petri: 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 Fara Filiorum Petri 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 18 inhabited census areas in Fara Filiorum Petri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 069030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.