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Giulianova: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Teramo, 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 Galileo Galilei 1, Giulianova.

Giulianova, the hill town and the Lido on the Adriatic

Giulianova has two distinct halves. The old town, founded in the fifteenth century by the Acquaviva family, stands on a hill a short way back from the sea, with the cathedral of San Flaviano and a viewpoint over the coast; below, along the shore, is the Lido, with the harbour, the seafront promenade and districts that grew up in the twentieth century.

It is one of the busiest beach resorts on the Teramo coast and a transport hub: the station on the Adriatic line also has trains to Teramo, and the A14 motorway has a junction a few kilometres away. The market mixes homes lived in all year, in the old town and the residential districts, with holiday flats near the beach, where prices and rents follow the season.

At the end of 2023 there were 23,510 residents, up 1.3% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office, and Giulianova ranks number 3 by population in the province of Teramo. The estimated average age is 47.3 and over-65s make up 25.4%, slightly above the province. As in most seaside towns, services are plentiful: 220 cafés and restaurants, 26 supermarkets and food shops, plus 27 healthcare sites.

The province of Teramo was hit by the earthquakes of 2009 and 2016-2017, mainly in its inland towns. Giulianova is in seismic zone 2, like 36 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.173 g, a fairly high value. Many blocks at the Lido date from the 1960s and 1970s: for these, ask for the structural design, any assessments and the work done under the state building bonus schemes.

Between the Salinello to the north and the Tordino to the south the coastal strip is low, so flood hazard needs reading for the exact address; on the sides of the hill, landslide hazard matters instead. The report checks both and finds the land parcel on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Old town on the hill, Lido by the sea with harbour and promenade.
  • Station on the Adriatic line, with trains to Teramo too.
  • 23,510 residents, up 1.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.173 g.

Overview

Giulianova is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 23,510 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giulianova is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 47) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.173 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Giulianova, 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 1.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giulianova declared an average taxable income of 22,780 euros, above the provincial average (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Giulianova is in climate zone C, with 1,319 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 68 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giulianova has 15 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 26 grocery shops and supermarkets, 27 healthcare facilities, 29 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

There are 1.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 23.0% of the land in Giulianova, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Giulianova, 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 Giulianova: 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 Giulianova 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 69 inhabited census areas in Giulianova. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 10.6%
  • good 73.2%
  • very good 15.5%

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 067025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.