Rocca San Giovanni: 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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Rocca San Giovanni, a hill village on the Trabocchi Coast
On the Trabocchi Coast, the stretch of Abruzzo shoreline in the province of Chieti known for its wooden fishing platforms built out over the sea, Rocca San Giovanni sits on a hill looking out over the Adriatic. The old centre is at the top, and the land slopes down to the coast through fields, olive groves and vineyards. Lanciano is the nearest town for many services, and the Via Verde cycle path runs along the sea on the old railway line.
Buyers find three different settings. The village has old masonry houses, often needing work; the countryside has scattered houses and rustic buildings with land; near the sea there are homes also used as summer residences. On the high coast and the slopes, check gradient and the official landslide maps, which the report reads for the exact address.
Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,307 residents in 2023, down 1.7% since 2011. The average age is 46.9, slightly below the provincial 47.4, foreign residents make up 4.1% and households have 2.30 members on average. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
For earthquakes Rocca San Giovanni is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 26 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.098 g. The inland part of the province is more exposed; here, for an older building, ask what work has been done on walls and roof and check their condition.
The climate is zone D, with mild winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report reaches the plot.
Key points
- Hill village facing the Adriatic on the Trabocchi Coast.
- Old village, countryside and holiday homes near the sea.
- Residents down 1.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.098 g.
Overview
Rocca San Giovanni is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,307 residents, ranked 31 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocca San Giovanni 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 0.098 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocca San Giovanni declared an average taxable income of 19,728 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Rocca San Giovanni is in climate zone D, with 1,429 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 155 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocca San Giovanni has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 2 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 8.1% of the land in Rocca San Giovanni, 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Rocca San Giovanni. 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 Rocca San Giovanni: 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 Rocca San Giovanni 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 43 inhabited census areas in Rocca San Giovanni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 13.9%
- fair 81.8%
- good 4.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 069074. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.