Mosciano Sant'Angelo: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
Liveability index free for any address
Land sheet 6 free checks
Search for an address in Mosciano Sant'Angelo
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 Costa del Monte 1, Mosciano Sant'Angelo.
Mosciano Sant'Angelo, the hill town between Teramo and Giulianova
From the old centre of Mosciano Sant'Angelo, on top of a hill, the view runs one way to the Adriatic and the other to the Gran Sasso massif. The town lies inland in the province of Teramo, between Teramo and Giulianova, and its land stretches down to the Tordino valley, where the road and railway between Teramo and the coast run and where workshops and industrial estates have grown up.
For buyers, the difference between high and low ground matters. On the hill are the houses of the old village, often brick-built and in need of renovation, plus detached houses with views; in the valley, newer homes near the roads and warehouses. The A14 motorway exit for Teramo and Giulianova is a few minutes away, and the sea is about a quarter of an hour by car. Households are larger than average, at 2.57 people, and Overture lists 11 sports facilities and 8 schools in the municipality.
There were 9,135 residents in 2023, down 1.3% on 2011, so broadly stable. The estimated average age is 45.5 against 46.7 for the province of Teramo, and over-65s make up 22.7%. Foreign residents account for 8.2%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
Abruzzo is an earthquake region and the Teramo area is no exception: Mosciano is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, where 1 is the most hazardous, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.175 g, and 10 municipalities towards the mountains are in zone 1. For masonry houses in the old village and buildings from the 1970s, ask about assessments, work done and any public grants received for rebuilding or strengthening.
Landslides are common on the clay slopes of these hills, and on the valley floor the Tordino can break its banks. The report checks both hazards at the address and, with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the plot.
Key points
- Hill town between Teramo and Giulianova, reaching down to the Tordino valley.
- Households of 2.57 people on average, average age 45.5.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.175 g.
- Clay slopes and valley floor: landslides and floods checked by address.
Overview
Mosciano Sant'Angelo is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 9,135 residents, ranked 11 of 47 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mosciano Sant'Angelo 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 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Mosciano Sant'Angelo, 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 1.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mosciano Sant'Angelo declared an average taxable income of 19,919 euros, below the provincial average (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Mosciano Sant'Angelo is in climate zone D, with 1,604 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 227 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mosciano Sant'Angelo has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 10.3% of the land in Mosciano Sant'Angelo, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.6 hectares.
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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Mosciano Sant'Angelo. 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 Mosciano Sant'Angelo: 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 Mosciano Sant'Angelo 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 73 inhabited census areas in Mosciano Sant'Angelo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 7.8%
- fair 68.3%
- good 23.8%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 067030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.