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Montazzoli: 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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Montazzoli, a mountain village in southern Chieti province

You reach Montazzoli by climbing from the valleys of the southern province of Chieti up to the village at around 850 metres, through woods, pasture and upland fields. The centre is gathered on a rise, with stone houses and narrow lanes, and from here you look out over the mountains of inland Abruzzo.

Living here means choosing the Apennines: long, cold winters (climate zone E), frequent snow, basic services in the village and everything else in the towns of the valley and on the coast around Vasto. Homes for sale are mostly stone village houses, often needing renovation; the value range for the area is shown in the report on the address.

The population has fallen steeply. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 808 residents in 2023, 224 fewer than the 1,032 of 2011, a drop of 21.7%. The average age is 51.7 against 47.4 in the province, and over-65s make up 34.0%. Foreign residents are few, 2.8%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Montazzoli is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 55 municipalities in the province of Chieti, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.133 g. For a stone house in an old centre, the question to ask is whether the building, or the whole block, has been consolidated, with what work and what paperwork.

On Apennine slopes, landslide hazard changes from one street to the next, and the report checks the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the south of the province of Chieti.
  • Residents down 21.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.133 g.
  • Stone houses to renovate: ask about consolidation and paperwork.

Overview

Montazzoli is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 808 residents, ranked 69 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montazzoli 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 0.133 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montazzoli, 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 21.7%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montazzoli declared an average taxable income of 14,867 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montazzoli is in climate zone E, with 2,464 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 850 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montazzoli has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

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 2.8% of the land in Montazzoli, 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 Montazzoli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montazzoli: 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 Montazzoli 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 Montazzoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 71.4%
  • good 28.1%

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 069051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.