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Agnone: what to know before buying a home

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

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Agnone, the bell-founding town of upper Molise

Agnone's name is tied to bells. The Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli has been casting them here for centuries, and on Christmas Eve the town fills up for the 'Ndocciata, a procession of huge wooden torches. This is upper Molise, at around eight hundred metres, near the border with Abruzzo and far from the cities. Isernia is the provincial capital, but the road there is long and winding.

For the province of Isernia, Agnone is an important centre, the third largest by population, with secondary schools, shops and services used by the surrounding villages too. The old town is built entirely of stone, with townhouses and workshops packed along climbing streets. Anyone looking for a home here should expect cold, snowy winters (climate zone E) and the heating bills that come with old, poorly insulated buildings.

In 2023 there were 4,602 residents, down 12.2% since 2011. The average age is 49.1, against 48.1 for the province, over-65s make up 30.0% and foreign residents 4.7%.

Agnone is in seismic zone 2, like 19 other municipalities in the province, while 32 are in zone 1, the highest. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.182 g. For a stone house in the old town, find out whether walls and floors have been strengthened and whether tie rods or ring beams were added. The clay slopes around the town are prone to landslides in several places. The report checks the official maps for the address, and it is worth looking for cracks and at retaining walls too.

Key points

  • Town of bells and the 'Ndocciata torch parade, at about eight hundred metres.
  • Third largest town in the province, 4,602 residents in 2023.
  • Over-65s at 30.0%, down 12.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2; clay slopes worth checking.

Overview

Agnone is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 4,602 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Agnone is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 20 of 52 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Agnone, 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 12.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Agnone declared an average taxable income of 20,547 euros, in line with the province (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Agnone is in climate zone E, with 2,457 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 830 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Agnone has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

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 3.5% of the land in Agnone, compared with 3.4% in the province and 4.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Agnone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Agnone: 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 Agnone 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 60 inhabited census areas in Agnone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.1%
  • fair 20.4%
  • good 76.5%

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 094002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.