San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Pescara, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, hills rising towards the Majella
The long name recalls Abruzzo Citeriore, one of the old provinces of the Kingdom of Naples. Today San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore is a hill village in the Pescara hinterland, on the slopes that climb from the Pescara valley towards the Majella massif.
The old centre has stone and brick houses along sloping streets, while outside the village there are detached homes and farmhouses among olive groves and fields. For work and services people head down to the valley and to Pescara, which is reachable by car. The climate zone is D. Average incomes are below the Pescara provincial level.
Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 1,813 residents in 2023, 6.1% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 48.0, against 46.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.2%. Households have 2.39 members on average.
Earthquakes need attention here. San Valentino is in seismic zone 1, along with 17 other municipalities in the province, while the remaining 28 are in zone 2. The expected acceleration in the built-up area is 0.200 g. For a masonry house, especially in the old centre, you need a structural survey, the history of past work and, if the building was repaired after an earthquake, the paperwork for that work.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report finds the land parcel from the address and reads slope, elevation and the official landslide and flood maps.
Key points
- Hill village between the Pescara valley and the Majella.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.200 g.
- Population down 6.1% since 2011.
- Masonry houses: get a structural survey before buying.
Overview
San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,813 residents, ranked 21 of 46 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 18 of 46 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.200 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore declared an average taxable income of 19,777 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore is in climate zone D, with 1,960 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 457 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 4.9% of the land in San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.
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 Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore. 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 Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore: 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 Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore 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 19 inhabited census areas in San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 20.3%
- fair 79.7%
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 068038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.