San Vito Chietino: 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 Vito Chietino, a hilltop town on the Trabocchi Coast
From its hill, San Vito Chietino looks down on the Adriatic and its own seafront district, the Marina, on the stretch of Abruzzo shoreline known as the Trabocchi Coast after the wooden fishing platforms on stilts that reach out over the water. At Portelle stands the hermitage where the writer Gabriele d'Annunzio stayed and set his novel The Triumph of Death.
The municipality has two quite different halves. Up top is the town, with its old centre and year-round residents; below is the Marina, with a small harbour, beach clubs and many homes used mainly in summer. The old coastal railway line has become the Via Verde, a cycle path running along the shore. Lanciano is a few kilometres inland and Ortona a little further north. Near the sea, check the distance from the beach, exposure to winter storms and the state of the facades; in the town, gradients and parking.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,185 residents in 2023, down 0.8% on 2011, so the population has barely moved. The average age is 47.0, against 47.4 in the province of Chieti; 25.2% are over 65 and 5.9% are foreign nationals. Incomes are in line with the provincial average.
San Vito is in seismic zone 3, like 26 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.099 g. The hazard rises inland towards the Majella massif, where 22 municipalities are in zone 1, the highest class. For a flat in a 1970s or 1980s block, ask for the structural sign-off certificate and look at balconies and cornices, which suffer in the salty air.
Between the town and the sea the slopes can be unstable, and the report checks landslide and flood maps for the address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can go from the address to the plot.
Key points
- Hilltop town plus a seafront district on the Trabocchi Coast.
- Residents down 0.8% since 2011; 25.2% over 65.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.099 g.
- Slopes towards the sea: landslide hazard checked per address.
Overview
San Vito Chietino is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 5,185 residents, ranked 12 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Vito Chietino 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 0.099 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Vito Chietino declared an average taxable income of 21,501 euros, in line with the province (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Vito Chietino is in climate zone C, with 1,379 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 122 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Vito Chietino has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 12.3% of the land in San Vito Chietino, compared with 6.4% 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in San Vito Chietino. 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 Vito Chietino: 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 Vito Chietino 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 39 inhabited census areas in San Vito Chietino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 7.0%
- fair 84.4%
- good 8.6%
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 069086. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.