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Tufillo: 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 Roma 1, Tufillo.

Tufillo, in the upper Vasto area above the Trigno valley

In the south-eastern corner of Abruzzo, where the province of Chieti meets the Molise region, the Trigno river cuts a wide valley through clay hills. Tufillo stands on one of these rises, at around six hundred metres, with its old centre gathered on the top and wheat fields and olive groves on the slopes. It belongs to the upland area behind Vasto, and the coast is reached by driving down the valley.

Depopulation is marked. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 334 residents in 2023, against 468 in 2011, a fall of 28.6%. The estimated average age is 53.7, against 47.4 in the province of Chieti, and 36.8% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents are few, 1.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers in Tufillo mostly find masonry houses in the historic centre, with a few newer homes on the edges. Before deciding, check the roof and walls, the wiring and plumbing, and any cracks, which on clay ground can have several causes and should be looked at by a surveyor. For schools, healthcare and shopping you drive to the towns in the valley or to the coast. Climate zone D means moderate winters.

Tufillo is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 55 of the 104 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.126 g. With an older building, it helps to know whether strengthening work has been done and whether the permits exist.

On the clay hills of the area the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address, and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Upland Vasto area, on a hill above the Trigno valley.
  • 334 residents in 2023, down 28.6% since 2011.
  • Cracks on clay ground: have a surveyor look at them.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.126 g.

Overview

Tufillo is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 334 residents, ranked 87 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tufillo 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 0.126 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tufillo, 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 28.6%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (47). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tufillo declared an average taxable income of 16,395 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tufillo is in climate zone D, with 2,063 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 578 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tufillo has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 3.2% of the land in Tufillo, 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 no contaminated sites in Tufillo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tufillo: 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 Tufillo 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 5 inhabited census areas in Tufillo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 069097. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.