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Tornareccio: 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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For example: Via San Giovanni 1, Tornareccio.

Tornareccio, the honey village in the Chieti hills

Tornareccio is known in Abruzzo as the honey village: beekeeping is a long-standing local trade. The centre sits on a hill above 600 metres, inland in the province of Chieti, with the Majella to the west and hills running down towards the Adriatic coast. Many house fronts in the centre carry artists' mosaics, which have become a recognisable feature of the village.

Buyers can choose between stone and brick houses in the centre, often on several floors, and newer homes along the access roads. For work, secondary schools and hospital, people head down to the towns in the valley, and a car is essential. Winters in the hills are cold (climate zone E).

There are 1,644 residents (2023), down 14.9% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.9, slightly above the provincial 47.4, and over-65s make up 27.6%. Foreign residents are 4.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Tornareccio is in seismic zone 2, like 55 of the 104 municipalities in the province of Chieti, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.121 g. For a masonry building, ask whether any seismic improvement work has been done.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. The report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide maps, useful on the clay hills of the Chieti area.

Key points

  • The honey village, inland from Chieti.
  • Artists' mosaics on house fronts in the centre.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.121 g.
  • Residents down 14.9% since 2011.

Overview

Tornareccio is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 1,644 residents, ranked 39 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tornareccio 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 0.121 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tornareccio, 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 14.9%. 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 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tornareccio declared an average taxable income of 18,424 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tornareccio is in climate zone E, with 2,141 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 630 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tornareccio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

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 3.0% of the land in Tornareccio, compared with 6.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Tornareccio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tornareccio: 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 Tornareccio 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 10 inhabited census areas in Tornareccio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 38.2%
  • good 61.6%

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

ISTAT code 069092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.