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Perano: 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 Duca degli Abruzzi 1, Perano.

Perano, in the hills above the Sangro valley

Perano looks down on the Sangro valley, in the southern part of the province of Chieti, in a landscape of hills planted with olives and vines. The valley floor is where the main roads and businesses are, while the village and its outlying districts, the contrade, stay on the hills. For work, many people travel along the valley, towards Lanciano or the coast.

The choice here is mostly between a house in the old village, usually on several floors and in need of work, and a farmhouse in one of the contrade with a piece of land around it. Ground conditions change from plot to plot on these slopes, so the report looks at the gradient and the official landslide maps for the exact address, and at the flood maps for land lower down towards the river. Winters are those of the hills (climate zone D).

Istat counted 1,481 people living in Perano in 2023, 11.0% fewer than in 2011. The average resident is 48.0 years old (47.4 across the province), 26.6% of people are over 65 and 7.6% are foreign nationals, with 2.27 people per household. Declared incomes sit a little under the provincial average.

Perano is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.130 g, like 55 of the 104 municipalities in the province. For a masonry house in the centre, ask whether it has been strengthened and ask to see the permits.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Olive and vine-covered hills above the Sangro valley.
  • Population down 11.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.130 g.
  • Hillside contrade: check slopes at the address.

Overview

Perano is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,481 residents, ranked 43 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perano 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 0.130 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Perano, 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 11.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perano declared an average taxable income of 20,503 euros, in line with the province (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Perano is in climate zone D, with 1,556 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 240 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Perano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

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 9.8% of the land in Perano, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Perano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Perano: 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 Perano 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 19 inhabited census areas in Perano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.8%
  • fair 98.2%

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 069065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.