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Pietraferrazzana: 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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For example: Corso Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Pietraferrazzana.

Pietraferrazzana, a village above Lake Bomba

Pietraferrazzana looks out over Lake Bomba, the reservoir formed by the river Sangro in the hills inland from Chieti. The village is small, built on a rise above the shore at around three hundred and fifty metres, and its land runs down towards the water through woods and fields. People who look for a house here usually want quiet and a view of the lake, with the Sangro valley and the Adriatic coast within driving distance.

The population figures are simple. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 128 residents in 2023, and there were 128 at the 2011 census. It is an older community, though: the estimated average age is 51.4, against 47.4 for the province, over-65s make up 35.9% and households have 2.03 members on average. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For schools and a wider range of services, residents travel to the larger towns in the valley. Before buying, it is worth checking real travel times to a pharmacy, a school and a supermarket: the report measures them from the exact location of the house, not from the town hall.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the scale used by the Civil Protection Department, Italy's national emergency agency, like 54 other municipalities in the province. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.139 g. Many houses here are old masonry buildings, so ask whether any structural work has been done and see the building permits.

Houses on the slopes facing the lake need to be judged one by one. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to find the land parcel.

Key points

  • Small village overlooking Lake Bomba, in the Sangro valley.
  • 128 residents in 2023; 128 at the 2011 census.
  • Average age 51.4; over-65s make up 35.9%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.139 g.

Overview

Pietraferrazzana is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 128 residents, among the smallest in the province (99 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pietraferrazzana 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 0.139 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pietraferrazzana, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 0.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pietraferrazzana declared an average taxable income of 18,685 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pietraferrazzana is in climate zone D, with 1,732 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 357 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pietraferrazzana has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 3.9% of the land in Pietraferrazzana, 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 Pietraferrazzana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pietraferrazzana: 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 Pietraferrazzana 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 2 inhabited census areas in Pietraferrazzana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 069103. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.