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Palmoli: 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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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 Vittorio Veneto 1, Palmoli.

Palmoli, a high village inland from Vasto

From the coast at Vasto and San Salvo, roads climb inland over ever higher hills, and Palmoli sits on top of one of them at around 700 metres. The view stretches a long way over farmed hills; the village is compact, with stone and brick houses and narrow lanes.

Buying in Palmoli means choosing a high hill village with cool winters (climate zone E) and only basic services: for the hospital, secondary schools, larger shops and work, people drive down to the coast. Homes for sale are mostly village houses, often in need of renovation, and a few properties with land outside the centre. Access, gradients and the state of the roof are the first things to check.

The village has lost many residents. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 815 in 2023, 165 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 16.8%. The average age is 49.8 against 47.4 in the province, over-65s make up 29.3% and foreign residents 10.7%. Declared incomes are low compared with the provincial average.

The province of Chieti spans three seismic zones, and Palmoli is in zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 55 of 104 municipalities; expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.122 g. For a masonry house, ask whether any consolidation has been done and have the floors and roof inspected.

In the inland hills, ground stability changes from one street to the next, so the report checks the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • High hill village inland from Vasto.
  • Residents down 16.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.122 g.
  • Landslide hazard checked address by address.

Overview

Palmoli is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 815 residents, ranked 67 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Palmoli 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 0.122 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Palmoli, 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 16.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Palmoli declared an average taxable income of 17,153 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Palmoli is in climate zone E, with 2,334 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 727 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Palmoli has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 2.7% of the land in Palmoli, 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 Palmoli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Palmoli: 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 Palmoli 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 12 inhabited census areas in Palmoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.2%
  • fair 94.8%

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

ISTAT code 069061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.