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Rapino: 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: Via Roma 1, Rapino.

Rapino, the ceramics village at the foot of the Majella

Rapino is known across Abruzzo for its ceramics: hand-painted majolica has been made in the village for centuries, and a few workshops keep the tradition going. The centre stands at around 420 metres on the lower slopes of the Majella massif, with the mountains behind and the hills running down towards Chieti and the sea in front.

The village is compact, with stone and brick houses in the old core and newer villas on the edges. Guardiagrele is the nearest town for services and shops, Chieti is the provincial capital, and you need a car to reach Pescara or the coast. Winters are fairly mild for the altitude (climate zone D). Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

There are 1,158 residents (2023), 14.6% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.0 against 47.4 for the province, over-65s are 29.0% against 26.4%, and foreign residents 5.5%.

Rapino is in seismic zone 1, the highest class in the Civil Protection Department's national scheme, together with 21 other municipalities in the province of Chieti. The expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.173 g. With an old masonry house, ask what structural work has been done and what documents prove it; if the house needs renovating, put strengthening into the quote.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the slopes at the foot of the Majella, landslide hazard varies from house to house and is read on the official maps.

Key points

  • Ceramics tradition, on the lower slopes of the Majella.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.173 g.
  • Population down 14.6% since 2011.
  • Mountain slopes: landslide hazard checked for each address.

Overview

Rapino is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,158 residents, ranked 51 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rapino is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 22 of 104 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.173 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rapino, 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 14.6%. 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 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rapino declared an average taxable income of 16,938 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rapino is in climate zone D, with 1,826 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 420 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rapino 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 4.8% of the land in Rapino, 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 Rapino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rapino: 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 Rapino 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 10 inhabited census areas in Rapino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 26.9%
  • fair 73.1%

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 069071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.