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Pollutri: 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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Pollutri, the hills between Vasto and the sea

Pollutri is a hill village in the Vasto area, the southern part of the province of Chieti, a few kilometres from the Adriatic coast. The sea is visible from the centre, and all around are olive groves, vineyards and fields sloping down to the coastal plain.

Location is why many people choose it. You live in a quiet village and a few minutes' drive takes you to the main Adriatic road, the coast and Vasto, where there is work, secondary schools and a hospital. The old centre has brick and stone houses on sloping streets; outside the village there are detached homes and farmhouses with land, sometimes with an olive grove. The municipality has 1 pharmacy, 3 supermarkets and 3 school sites.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,068 residents in 2023, down 10.3% on 2011. The average age is 48.2 (province: 47.4), 27.7% are over 65 and 3.1% are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Chieti.

Earthquake risk here is lower than in inland Abruzzo. Pollutri is in seismic zone 3, like 26 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.090 g. In older houses in the centre, still check the roof, the floors and how the walls are tied together.

The clay hills along this coast need checking plot by plot, as do the low-lying areas near ditches and streams. The report finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and compares it with the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Hill village near Vasto, with views of the Adriatic.
  • A few minutes' drive from the coast and Vasto.
  • Population down 10.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.090 g.

Overview

Pollutri is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,068 residents, ranked 34 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pollutri 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 0.090 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 fallen by 10.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pollutri declared an average taxable income of 18,118 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pollutri is in climate zone D, with 1,505 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 180 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pollutri has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

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 4.6% of the land in Pollutri, compared with 6.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Pollutri. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pollutri: 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 Pollutri 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 14 inhabited census areas in Pollutri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 069068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.