San Martino sulla Marrucina: 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 Martino sulla Marrucina, between Chieti and the Majella
The name recalls the Marrucini, the Italic people who lived around Chieti before the Romans. San Martino sulla Marrucina sits in the band of hills that rises from the provincial capital towards the Majella mountains, not far from Guardiagrele, with the village at around 400 metres among olive groves and vineyards.
People who work in Chieti or in the Pescara valley drive there every day; those looking for a quieter place find masonry houses in the centre and scattered houses in the countryside. The climate zone is D, with winters milder than in the mountains but damp, so insulation and window frames make a difference to heating bills.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 842 residents at the end of 2023, down 12.3% on 2011. The average age of 48.8 is close to the provincial figure (47.4), over-65s are 27.7% and foreign residents 6.5%. Households have 2.36 members on average.
Earthquakes are the main thing to look at. San Martino sulla Marrucina is in seismic zone 1 of the Civil Protection classification, together with 21 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.166 g. For a house built before the 1980s, get a surveyor or engineer you trust and ask for the paperwork on any strengthening work; with a masonry building, a structural check before completion is money well spent.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and the report goes from the street to the land parcel. For slopes and gullies in the hills, the official maps at the exact address are what count.
Key points
- Hills between Chieti and the Majella, named after the Marrucini.
- Seismic zone 1: structural check before completion.
- Population down 12.3% since 2011.
- Average age 48.8, close to the provincial average.
Overview
San Martino sulla Marrucina is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 842 residents, ranked 65 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Martino sulla Marrucina 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 0.166 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Martino sulla Marrucina, 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 12.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Martino sulla Marrucina declared an average taxable income of 19,574 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Martino sulla Marrucina 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, San Martino sulla Marrucina has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
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 6.9% of the land in San Martino sulla Marrucina, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in San Martino sulla Marrucina. 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 Martino sulla Marrucina: 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 Martino sulla Marrucina 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 7 inhabited census areas in San Martino sulla Marrucina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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
- 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 069082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.