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Mozzagrogna: 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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Mozzagrogna, between Lanciano and the Sangro valley

Mozzagrogna is a small hill municipality in the province of Chieti, between Lanciano and the Sangro valley, a short drive from the sea on the so-called Trabocchi Coast. The village sits on a ridge at around 220 metres among vineyards and olive groves, and in recent decades it has grown with new residential areas and businesses along the valley roads.

Unlike many small villages in Abruzzo, it is gaining residents, and its location helps. From here it is a short trip to Lanciano, to the Val di Sangro industrial area, which employs many people in the area, and to the coast. Buyers mostly find recent homes, villas and small blocks of flats, plus a few country houses among the vines. Look carefully at the access road and which way the house faces.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,429 residents in 2023, up 6.0% on 2011. The average age is 44.6 against 47.4 in the province of Chieti, over-65s make up 21.2% and foreign residents 4.1%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

Mozzagrogna is in seismic zone 3, like 26 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.105 g. The province of Chieti, however, also has 22 municipalities in zone 1 and 55 in zone 2, so structural checks are still worthwhile for an older building.

Between the ridge, the clay slopes and the valley floor conditions vary: the report checks the official hazard maps at the address and identifies the land parcel with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Hills between Lanciano, the Sangro valley and the coast.
  • Population up 6.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.6, below the provincial 47.4.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.105 g.

Overview

Mozzagrogna is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,429 residents, ranked 29 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mozzagrogna 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 0.105 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 grown by 6.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mozzagrogna declared an average taxable income of 21,807 euros, in line with the province (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mozzagrogna is in climate zone D, with 1,575 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 223 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mozzagrogna has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 12.8% of the land in Mozzagrogna, compared with 6.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 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 no contaminated sites in Mozzagrogna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mozzagrogna: 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 Mozzagrogna 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 27 inhabited census areas in Mozzagrogna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.9%
  • fair 48.9%
  • good 50.2%

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 069056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.