Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata, workshops and hills in Val Vibrata
Val Vibrata is the northernmost corner of Abruzzo, squeezed between the border with Marche and the coast of the Teramo province, and Sant'Egidio is one of its working towns. The village stands on the hills above the Vibrata stream at around 240 metres, while the lower land towards the valley floor holds craft and industrial estates. Ascoli Piceno is close, as are the beaches of Alba Adriatica and Martinsicuro.
The land use figures show it: the share of built-up land is high for a place this size. Buyers can choose between hillside houses with land and views, and newer flats near the valley roads, where lorry traffic is part of daily life. Before deciding, visit the address on a weekday and see what is next door.
The population is holding up. At the end of 2023 there were 9,790 residents, up 1.3% on the 9,668 of 2011, and the estimated average age is 45.1, below the 46.7 of the province of Teramo. Foreign residents make up 10.3%, mostly families who came for work. Incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
The province has 10 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 37 in zone 2, on the scale used by Italy's Civil Protection Department. Sant'Egidio is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.177 g. That is reason enough to ask for the year of construction and any structural surveys, especially for houses built before the latest anti-seismic rules.
Landslide and flood hazard also change between hill and valley floor. The report reads them at the exact spot, after locating the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Val Vibrata, between the Marche border and the Teramo coast.
- Population up 1.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.177 g.
- Many industrial sites on the valley floor: check the neighbours.
Overview
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 9,790 residents, ranked 10 of 47 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 47) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata, 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 1.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata declared an average taxable income of 20,657 euros, in line with the province (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata is in climate zone D, with 1,621 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 237 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata has 9 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 9 sports facilities.
There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 19.8% of the land in Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata; 5 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata: 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 Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata 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 45 inhabited census areas in Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.1%
- fair 71.1%
- good 27.8%
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 067038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.