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Pineto: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Pineto, a seafront pinewood and the Cerrano tower

The name comes from the pinewood that runs along the seafront, planted in the twentieth century and now the town's most recognisable feature. Pineto lies on the coast of the province of Teramo, south of the mouth of the river Vomano, and used to be called Mutignano, after the hill village that is now one of its hamlets. To the south, on the beach, stands the Torre di Cerrano, which gives its name to the marine protected area offshore.

The municipality has two parts. Down by the coast, between the Adriatic railway and the sea, are the centre, blocks of flats and detached houses, with many holiday homes and flats let in summer; behind, beyond the A14 motorway, farmed hills rise with hamlets and scattered houses. The station on the Adriatic line links Pineto to Pescara, and to Teramo with a change at Giulianova, and the Atri-Pineto motorway junction is a few minutes away.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 14,687 residents in 2023, up 0.4% on 2011, and the town ranks number 6 by population in the province. The estimated average age is 46.1, over-65s make up 23.8% against 24.8% in the province and foreign residents 5.7%. There are 6.60 cafés and restaurants per 1,000 residents, a sign of how much the town relies on tourism.

In the province of Teramo, 10 municipalities towards the Gran Sasso and the Laga mountains are in seismic zone 1; Pineto is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.164 g. For blocks of flats built during the tourist boom, ask for the structural design and about the state of the reinforced concrete, which sea air wears down faster.

The hills behind are clay, like the eroded badlands of nearby Atri, and there landslides are the hazard to check; near the Vomano and the ditches that reach the sea, flooding matters more. The report reads both sets of maps for the address, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Seafront pinewood, Adriatic railway station and the Cerrano tower.
  • Population up 0.4% since 2011, over-65s at 23.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.164 g.
  • 6.60 cafés and restaurants per 1,000 residents.

Overview

Pineto is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 14,687 residents, ranked 6 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pineto 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 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pineto, 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 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pineto declared an average taxable income of 20,390 euros, in line with the province (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pineto is in climate zone C, with 1,280 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 4 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pineto has 11 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 15 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 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 14.0% of the land in Pineto, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Pineto; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pineto: 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 Pineto 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 56 inhabited census areas in Pineto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 21.8%
  • fair 78.2%

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 067035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.