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Castel del Giudice: 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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Castel del Giudice, in the upper Sangro valley

At the far northern tip of Molise, where the Sangro valley marks the border with Abruzzo, Castel del Giudice sits on a rise at around eight hundred metres, with woods and pasture on the slopes and the river plain below. Castel di Sangro, across the regional border, is the nearest town for services and shops, while Isernia is further away.

The village is known for investing in its own buildings: part of the old centre has been turned into an albergo diffuso, a hotel spread across several restored houses, with tourism tied to the mountains and nearby parks. For a buyer this means a small market where residents' homes sit alongside properties renovated for guests.

In 2023 there were 305 residents, 50 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 14.1%. The estimated average age is 47.3, slightly below the 48.1 of the province of Isernia, and over-65s make up 26.9%. Foreign residents account for 15.1%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

The figure to look at closely is earthquake risk. The municipality is in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection classification, like 20 of the 52 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.230 g, a high value. With a stone house you need clear paperwork on any structural work: date, design, final inspection and any public grants used.

Winters are cold, in climate zone E, with regular snow. The report for the address checks the official landslide and flood maps, useful between slopes and valley floor, and reaches the land parcel through the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Upper Sangro valley, on the Molise and Abruzzo border.
  • 305 residents in 2023, down 14.1%.
  • Seismic zone 2, high expected acceleration (0.230 g).
  • Old centre partly restored as a dispersed hotel.

Overview

Castel del Giudice is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 305 residents, ranked 45 of 52 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castel del Giudice 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 0.230 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castel del Giudice, 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 14.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 15.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castel del Giudice declared an average taxable income of 21,924 euros, above the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castel del Giudice is in climate zone E, with 2,479 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 800 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castel del Giudice has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.5 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 2.4% of the land in Castel del Giudice, 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 Castel del Giudice.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castel del Giudice: 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 Castel del Giudice 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 5 inhabited census areas in Castel del Giudice. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 094009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.