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Acquaviva Collecroce: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Campobasso, Molise. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Acquaviva Collecroce, Molise's Croatian village

In Acquaviva Collecroce an old form of Croatian is still spoken alongside Italian: the village is one of the small communities founded in Molise by Slav refugees who crossed the Adriatic several centuries ago. In Croatian the village is called Kruč.

The village lies in the hills of lower Molise, in the province of Campobasso, among open fields and roads that follow the ridges. The centre is compact, with stone and brick houses built against each other, and around it are country houses and farmland. For the main services people go to the larger towns of the province or towards the coast.

The population is elderly and shrinking. There were 558 residents in 2023, against 674 in 2011, a fall of 17.2%. The average age is 53.2 and over-65s make up 37.1%, against 26.5% in the province. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Molise is a region of high seismic activity. Three zones coexist in the province of Campobasso: 11 municipalities in zone 1, 64 in zone 2 and 9 in zone 3. Acquaviva is in zone 2, with an expected acceleration of about 0.154 g. For a stone building, ask for the paperwork on any strengthening work and have the walls and floors checked before signing.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report traces the plot from the address. On the clay soils of the Molise hills, landslides need checking point by point, which the report does on the official maps.

Key points

  • Molise community of Croatian origin, Kruč in Croatian.
  • Over-65s at 37.1%, against 26.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.154 g.
  • Hillside landslides to check on the official maps.

Overview

Acquaviva Collecroce is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 558 residents, ranked 63 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Acquaviva Collecroce is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.154 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Acquaviva Collecroce, 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 17.2%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Acquaviva Collecroce declared an average taxable income of 15,700 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

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

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 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 2.0% of the land in Acquaviva Collecroce, compared with 4.3% in the province and 4.0% 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 Acquaviva Collecroce.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Acquaviva Collecroce: 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 Acquaviva Collecroce 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 9 inhabited census areas in Acquaviva Collecroce. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 99.8%

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 070001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.