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Lentella: 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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For example: Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Lentella.

Lentella, the Vasto hills towards the Trigno

Lentella is a hill village in the Vasto area, the lower part of the province of Chieti, a short drive from the sea. The village sits on a rise at around 400 metres, not far from the Trigno valley, with fields and farmed hills all around. It is in heating zone D, with milder winters than the mountainous interior.

For buyers this position has a practical advantage: the coast at Vasto and San Salvo, with services, jobs and transport links, is not far away, while the village itself keeps the pace of a small farming community. Homes are mostly masonry houses in the centre and scattered country houses, to be assessed for the roof, damp, the systems and whether permits are in order.

In 2023 there were 650 residents, down 10.3% on the 725 of 2011. The average age is 47.5, practically the same as the province (47.4), and over-65s are 26.3% of residents, like the provincial 26.4%. Foreign residents are 8.8%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

The province of Chieti has three seismic zones: 22 municipalities in zone 1, 55 in zone 2 and 27 in zone 3. Lentella is in the least exposed group, zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.110 g. In older houses it is still worth asking what structural work has been done.

On the hills of the Vasto area, ground stability varies a lot: gradient and landslide hazard are read for the address on the official maps, as is flooding near watercourses. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village near the coast at Vasto and San Salvo.
  • 650 residents, down 10.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.110 g.
  • Heating zone D: milder winters than the interior.

Overview

Lentella is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 650 residents, ranked 78 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lentella 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 0.110 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 10.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lentella declared an average taxable income of 17,882 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lentella is in climate zone D, with 1,793 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 398 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lentella has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 7.6% of the land in Lentella, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Lentella. 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 Lentella: 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 Lentella 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 7 inhabited census areas in Lentella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 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 069047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.