San Giovanni Teatino: 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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San Giovanni Teatino, the hill village and Sambuceto by Pescara
San Giovanni Teatino has two parts with little in common. The old village sits on a hill, gathered round its church, while Sambuceto, down in the Pescara valley, has grown right up against the outskirts of Pescara and Abruzzo airport and is now where most residents live.
Over recent decades Sambuceto has filled with blocks of flats, terraced houses, shopping centres and warehouses along the Via Tiburtina. For buyers, the draw is proximity: Pescara, the sea and the roads to Chieti and the motorway are a few minutes away. Up on the hill the houses are older and more spread out, with views over the valley and less traffic.
It is one of the youngest and fastest-growing municipalities in the province of Chieti: 14,451 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 13.5% since 2011. The estimated average age is 43.1 against 47.4 for the province, and over-65s are 18.9% against 26.4%. Foreign residents make up 3.5% and declared incomes are above the provincial average. Mapping data list 24 sports facilities, more per resident than the provincial average.
In the province of Chieti, 22 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 of the Civil Protection scale, 55 in zone 2 and 27 in zone 3. San Giovanni Teatino is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.148 g. Many buildings in Sambuceto are fairly recent, but not all were designed to current seismic standards, so ask for the design date and any structural checks before signing.
Much of the municipality is built over, and the Pescara plain has flood-prone strips near the river and drainage channels; on the hill, gradient and landslides matter. The report checks both for the address and uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps to find the plot.
Key points
- Sambuceto, in the valley, joins Pescara and Abruzzo airport.
- 14,451 residents, up 13.5% since 2011.
- Average age 43.1 against 47.4 for the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.148 g.
Overview
San Giovanni Teatino is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 14,451 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 104).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giovanni Teatino 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 0.148 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Giovanni Teatino, 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 grown by 13.5%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (47). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giovanni Teatino declared an average taxable income of 22,316 euros, in line with the province (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giovanni Teatino is in climate zone D, with 1,735 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 15 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giovanni Teatino has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 24 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.1).
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 29.7% of the land in San Giovanni Teatino, compared with 6.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in San Giovanni Teatino, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 San Giovanni Teatino: 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 San Giovanni Teatino 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 51 inhabited census areas in San Giovanni Teatino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 22.4%
- fair 77.6%
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 069081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.