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Torino di 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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Torino di Sangro, hill village and the Trabocchi coast

The name can confuse visitors, but Torino di Sangro has nothing to do with Turin: it is an Abruzzo municipality on the coast of the province of Chieti, near the mouth of the Sangro, in the southern stretch of the Trabocchi coast. The old village sits on a hill a short way from the sea, while the coast has the seaside quarter, pebble and sand beaches and the Lecceta, a holm oak wood protected as a nature reserve.

For a buyer, the difference is between village and sea. On the hill you find houses in the centre and country homes among olive groves and vineyards; on the coast, flats and villas, many used as summer homes. The Adriatic railway has a station within the municipality, and the Via Verde cycle path follows the old coastal line. Near the river mouth and the drainage ditches, check the official flood maps, which the report reads for the address, and along the higher coast the landslide maps.

There were 2,899 residents in 2023, down 4.7% since 2011. The mean age of 47.2 is practically the same as the province of Chieti (47.4), 26.8% are over 65 and foreign nationals make up 5.4%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Torino di Sangro is in seismic zone 3, like 26 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.091 g, moderate compared with inland Abruzzo. It is still worth asking for the year of construction and the structural paperwork, especially for the blocks of flats on the coast.

Key points

  • Chieti coast, near the mouth of the Sangro
  • Hill village, seaside quarter and the Lecceta reserve
  • 2,899 residents, mean age 47.2
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.091 g

Overview

Torino di Sangro is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,899 residents, ranked 26 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torino di Sangro 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 0.091 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 resident population has fallen by 4.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torino di Sangro declared an average taxable income of 19,291 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torino di Sangro is in climate zone D, with 1,442 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 164 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torino di Sangro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

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 6.2% of the land in Torino di 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Torino di 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 Torino di 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 Torino di 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 24 inhabited census areas in Torino di Sangro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 13.8%
  • fair 68.9%
  • good 17.3%

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

ISTAT code 069091. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.