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Monteferrante: 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: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Monteferrante.

Monteferrante, a mountain village inland from Chieti

Well away from the coast, among high hills and wooded mountains, Monteferrante stands at around eight hundred metres in the interior of the province of Chieti. Houses are grouped around the old centre and the land is made up of pasture, fields and roads that drop down to the river valleys. For services, schools and work, people look to the larger towns of the province.

It is a small, elderly community. In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, recorded 107 residents, 34 fewer than the 141 of 2011, a fall of 24.1%. Over-65s make up 42.1%, against 26.4% in the province, and the estimated average age is 55.2. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Houses for sale are often family homes in stone or mixed masonry that need adapting. Winters are those of climate zone E, cold but not extreme, though insulation and the boiler still need checking. The report measures real distances from the address to a pharmacy, a school and a supermarket, which in a mountain village is the first thing to know.

Earthquake hazard is not negligible. Monteferrante is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, together with 54 other municipalities in the province, while 22 are in zone 1; expected ground acceleration is about 0.140 g. If you buy an old house, ask what structural work has been done and under which permits.

The report checks landslides and flooding on the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and link the house to its plot.

Key points

  • Mountain village at about eight hundred metres, inland from Chieti.
  • 107 residents in 2023, down 24.1% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 42.1% against 26.4% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.140 g.

Overview

Monteferrante is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 107 residents, among the smallest in the province (101 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monteferrante 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 0.140 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Monteferrante, 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 24.1%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (47). 42% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monteferrante declared an average taxable income of 17,014 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monteferrante is in climate zone E, with 2,389 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 800 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monteferrante has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 2.5% of the land in Monteferrante, 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 Monteferrante.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monteferrante: 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 Monteferrante 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 2 inhabited census areas in Monteferrante. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 069052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.