Sant'Eusanio del Sangro: 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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Sant'Eusanio del Sangro, a hill village near Lanciano
Between Lanciano and the Sangro valley, Sant'Eusanio del Sangro stands on a hill at about two hundred metres, with the centre at the top and rural districts spread over slopes planted with olives and vines. The name ties it to the river, which runs lower down and gives its name to the whole valley, one of the main working areas of southern Abruzzo.
Buyers here usually rely on Lanciano for secondary schools, hospital and offices, and on the Sangro valley for jobs. On offer are homes in the centre, often masonry and on several levels, newer houses along the main roads and country houses with land in the outlying districts. For those, check access, slope and the state of the structure.
Istat, Italy's national statistics office, records 2,253 residents in 2023, down 8.2% since 2011. The average age of 48.3 is close to the 47.4 of the province of Chieti, over-65s are 28.1% and foreign residents 7.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. The climate is that of the hills, zone D.
Earthquake risk should be taken into account. The municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the scale kept by the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department), like 54 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.139 g. For a masonry house, find out whether any seismic upgrading has been done and ask to see the paperwork.
On the clay hills of this area the position of the plot matters: the report for the address shows the official landslide and flood maps for that exact point.
Key points
- Hill village between Lanciano and the Sangro valley.
- 2,253 residents, down 8.2% since 2011.
- Average age 48.3, over-65s at 28.1%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.139 g.
Overview
Sant'Eusanio del Sangro is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,253 residents, ranked 32 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Eusanio del Sangro 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 0.139 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Sant'Eusanio del Sangro, 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 8.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Eusanio del Sangro declared an average taxable income of 18,787 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Eusanio del Sangro is in climate zone D, with 1,507 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 207 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Eusanio del Sangro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 6.6% of the land in Sant'Eusanio del Sangro, 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 Sant'Eusanio del Sangro. 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 Sant'Eusanio del Sangro: 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'Eusanio del Sangro 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 18 inhabited census areas in Sant'Eusanio del Sangro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.7%
- fair 95.3%
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 069085. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.