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Montefino: 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 Contrada Fontana 1, Montefino.

Montefino, Teramo hills between the Gran Sasso and the sea

The hills of the Teramo area, between the Gran Sasso and the Adriatic coast, are made of ridges planted with olives, wheat and vines, with the villages on top. Montefino is one of them, at around 350 metres, a small farming centre surrounded by fields. For work and services people head down to the valleys and the larger towns of the province, and the coast is reached by car.

For a buyer, Montefino offers houses in the old centre, often brick-built and on several floors, and farmhouses in the countryside, some needing restoration. With a farmhouse, access, drainage, utility connections and the roof are what count; on the clay hills of the Teramo area it is also worth looking carefully for cracks and subsidence and having the foundations assessed. The climate zone is D.

In 2023 there were 929 residents, down 14.8% on 2011. The average age is 49.6, against 46.7 in the province of Teramo, and over-65s make up 30.0%. Foreign residents account for 8.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Montefino is in seismic zone 2, like 37 of the 47 municipalities in the province, while the other 10 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.178 g. With a masonry house, the first step is to ask whether strengthening work has been done, and with which permits.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the municipality's cadastral maps. The report starts from the address, finds the parcel and checks the official landslide and flood maps, together with the local price range.

Key points

  • Teramo hills, between the Gran Sasso and the sea.
  • Old-centre houses and country farmhouses, some to restore.
  • 929 residents, down 14.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.178 g.

Overview

Montefino is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 929 residents, ranked 40 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montefino 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 0.178 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montefino, 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 14.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montefino declared an average taxable income of 17,495 euros, below the provincial average (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montefino is in climate zone D, with 1,903 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 352 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montefino has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 5.0% of the land in Montefino, compared with 6.7% 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 Montefino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montefino: 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 Montefino 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 16 inhabited census areas in Montefino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.4%
  • fair 98.6%

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 067027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.