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Capracotta: 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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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: Via Santa Maria di Loreto 1, Capracotta.

Capracotta, snow and mountains in upper Molise

Above 1,400 metres, Capracotta is a mountain village in upper Molise best known for its snow, which can be very heavy in winter. Prato Gentile has cross-country ski trails, and the Giardino della flora appenninica, a botanical garden, collects plants from the mountains of the central and southern Apennines.

Buying a home here means living with a zone F climate, the coldest in the Italian classification: a long heating season, roofs that must carry the weight of snow, and roads that need clearing. Many houses are opened mainly in summer and over the holidays, when emigrants and holidaymakers come back; in these homes check for damp, the state of the wiring and plumbing, and the windows before making an offer.

The village has lost residents and the population is elderly. At the end of 2023 there were 774 inhabitants, down 18.5% since 2011. The average age is 54.2 against 48.1 in the province of Isernia, and over-65s make up 37.7%, against 27.6%. Average declared income is slightly above the provincial figure.

In seismic terms Capracotta is in zone 2, like 20 of the 52 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.212 g. In stone houses it is worth knowing whether walls and floors have been tied together and whether the roof has been rebuilt to earthquake-resistant standards.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. For landslides and gradient, in a village built on a slope, what counts is the official maps read at the location of the house.

Key points

  • Mountain village in upper Molise, above 1,400 metres.
  • Cross-country skiing at Prato Gentile, winters with heavy snow.
  • Over-65s at 37.7%, against 27.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.212 g.

Overview

Capracotta is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 774 residents, ranked 25 of 52 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capracotta 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 0.212 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Capracotta, 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 18.5%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capracotta declared an average taxable income of 21,059 euros, in line with the province (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capracotta is in climate zone F, with 4,004 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,421 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capracotta has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 1.9% of the land in Capracotta, compared with 3.4% 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 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 Capracotta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capracotta: 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 Capracotta 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 17 inhabited census areas in Capracotta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 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 094006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.