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Villamagna: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Contrada Val di Foro 1, Villamagna.

Villamagna, olive groves and vines in the Chieti hills

Villamagna is a village in the hills inland from Chieti, surrounded by olive groves and vineyards. Farming is still its main activity, with oil and wine produced by local estates, while many residents travel to Chieti and the Pescara area for work.

The old centre runs along the ridge, with brick and stone houses lined up on the main streets, and the countryside around is dotted with scattered homes. If you are after a farmhouse you will find plenty of space at modest prices, but check access, the slope of the land and the state of the structure. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,148 residents in 2023, down 11.9% on 2011. The population is old: the mean age is 49.7, against 47.4 in the province, and over-65s make up 30.7%. Foreign residents account for 5.6%.

The province of Chieti has municipalities in three different seismic zones (22 in zone 1, 55 in zone 2 and 27 in zone 3), and Villamagna is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.149 g. For a masonry house, ask when it was built and whether structural work has been done; for farmhouses, check the timber roofs.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report derives the land parcel from the address and reads the official landslide and flood maps for that spot, a useful check on the slopes of these hills.

Key points

  • Farming village in the Chieti hills, among olives and vines.
  • Population down 11.9% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 30.7%, mean age 49.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.149 g.

Overview

Villamagna is a municipality in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 2,148 residents, ranked 33 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villamagna 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 0.149 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Villamagna, 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 11.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villamagna declared an average taxable income of 18,210 euros, below the provincial average (21,427 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villamagna is in climate zone D, with 1,579 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 255 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villamagna has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 8.6% of the land in Villamagna, 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Villamagna. 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 Villamagna: 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 Villamagna 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 8 inhabited census areas in Villamagna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 47.6%
  • fair 52.4%

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 069101. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.