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Gissi: 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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Gissi, hill country inland from Vasto

Gissi is a hill town inland from Vasto, in the south-eastern part of the province of Chieti, where the hills step down towards the Adriatic. The town hall stands at around 500 metres, and the town looks out over wheat fields, olive groves and vineyards. For hospital, work and shopping people go down to Vasto and San Salvo on the coast, where the A14 motorway and the Adriatic railway run.

The old centre has stone and brick houses along the ridge, with steep streets, and newer buildings and country houses spread around it. Buyers find village houses, often roomy, small villas and farmhouses with land. In Abruzzo's clay hill country the report checks the official landslide maps for the address, and the flood maps on the valley floors.

The population has fallen considerably. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,445 residents in 2023, down 16.7% on 2011. The average age is 48.4, above the provincial 47.4, and over-65s make up 28.1%. Foreign residents account for 5.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In town there are 4 school-related places, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket and 11 cafés and restaurants.

The province of Chieti has municipalities in all three of the higher seismic zones. Gissi is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 26 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.103 g. For an old masonry house it is still worth asking about the roof and floors and any strengthening work. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Hill town inland from Vasto, at around 500 metres.
  • Coast with A14 motorway and railway at Vasto and San Salvo.
  • Population down 16.7% since 2011, over-65s at 28.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.103 g.

Overview

Gissi is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,445 residents, ranked 28 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gissi 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 0.103 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 16.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gissi declared an average taxable income of 19,419 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gissi is in climate zone D, with 1,945 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 499 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gissi has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 4.6% of the land in Gissi, compared with 6.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Gissi, and 2 more have 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 Gissi: 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 Gissi 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 27 inhabited census areas in Gissi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 49.9%
  • good 50.1%

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 069041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.