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Bojano: 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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Bojano, below the Matese where the Biferno rises

Bojano lies at the foot of the Matese mountains in Molise, on a broad green plain where the springs of the Biferno, the region's main river, rise. It was the Samnite town of Bovianum, and on the hill above the modern town stands Civita Superiore, the old village gathered inside its walls. Campobasso is about twenty minutes by car and Isernia a little further: Bojano is in practice the service and shopping centre for the plain, with markets, offices and shops used by the surrounding villages too.

For buyers, the town has two levels. Down on the plain there are newer flats and houses, convenient for shops and roads; up at Civita and in the hillside quarters, stone houses with views, often in need of renovation and reached by narrow lanes. At around four hundred and eighty metres, winters are cold (climate zone D). Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

At the end of 2023 there were 7,535 residents, down 5.2% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and Bojano ranks number 4 by population among the 84 municipalities of the province of Campobasso. The population is younger than the Molise average: an average age of 45.4 against 47.6, and over-65s at 22.4% against 26.5%. Its role as a local hub shows in the shops, with 9 supermarkets recorded, 1.19 per 1,000 residents against 0.72 in the province.

Earthquakes are the first thing to consider. Bojano is in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous on the scale of the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), together with 10 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.267 g. The Matese area has a long history of strong earthquakes, including the one in 1805. Before buying, ask for the building's structural documents and for details of any upgrading work.

Water is plentiful on the plain, and near the Biferno and the channels flood hazard needs checking for each address, as does landslide hazard on the slopes. The report does this using the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), published for Bojano.

Key points

  • Plain of the Biferno springs, at the foot of the Matese.
  • 9 supermarkets: the shopping hub of the area.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.267 g.
  • Average age 45.4, below 47.6 for the province.

Overview

Bojano is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 7,535 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 84).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bojano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 11 of 84 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.267 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bojano, 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 5.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bojano declared an average taxable income of 18,902 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bojano is in climate zone D, with 1,962 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 482 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bojano has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 7.8% of the land in Bojano, compared with 4.3% in the province and 4.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

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 open contaminated sites in Bojano; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bojano: 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 Bojano 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 54 inhabited census areas in Bojano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 99.2%

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 070003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.