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Roio del Sangro: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Corso Umberto I 1, Roio del Sangro.

Roio del Sangro, high above the Sangro valley

Here the river Sangro runs between wooded mountains, and Roio del Sangro looks down on the valley from around eight hundred and forty metres. It is a village of few streets, with a masonry centre and countryside of woods and old fields around it. The coast and the larger towns of the province are far away, and daily life is organised around the car.

For buyers, three things count. The first is the structure of the house, since nearly all homes are of stone or masonry with decades of history behind them. The second is the climate: zone E, with cold, snowy winters. The third is the distance to services, which the report measures from the exact address to pharmacies, schools and shops.

In 2023 there were 97 residents, 5.8% fewer than the 103 of 2011. Over-65s make up 45.4%, against 26.4% for the province of Chieti, and the estimated average age is 57.5. Foreign residents account for 10.3%. Declared incomes remain below the provincial average.

The province has municipalities in three different seismic zones (22 in zone 1, 55 in zone 2, 27 in zone 3), on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department. Roio del Sangro is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.152 g. Anyone buying an old house should ask what structural work has been done and whether a design was filed.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover this municipality too, and the report uses them to find the land parcel; landslides and flooding are read on the official maps for the individual address.

Key points

  • Mountain village overlooking the Sangro valley.
  • Over-65s at 45.4%, average age 57.5.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.152 g.
  • Masonry houses: ask about structural work and designs.

Overview

Roio del Sangro is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 97 residents, among the smallest in the province (102 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roio del Sangro 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 0.152 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roio del Sangro, 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 58 years, higher than the province average (47). 45% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roio del Sangro declared an average taxable income of 16,284 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roio del Sangro is in climate zone E, with 2,449 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 840 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Roio del Sangro has 1 healthcare facility.

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 1.9% of the land in Roio del Sangro, 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 Roio del Sangro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roio del Sangro: 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 Roio del Sangro 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 Roio del Sangro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 069077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.