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Castelpizzuto: 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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Castelpizzuto, a mountain village behind Isernia

The place to start with Castelpizzuto is earthquakes. The municipality is in seismic zone 1, the highest hazard class in the national classification run by the Civil Protection Department, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.266 g. In the province of Isernia 32 municipalities are in zone 1 and the other 20 in zone 2. For a buyer this means something specific: ask for the house's design drawings and the records of any strengthening work, and if they are missing, commission a structural survey before completion.

The village stands in the hills behind Isernia, towards the Matese mountains, above eight hundred and fifty metres. It is a small, compact place with stone houses, woods and pasture around it, and cold climate zone E winters. For schools, the hospital and services people drive to Isernia on hill and mountain roads.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 131 residents in 2023, 28 fewer than the 159 of 2011, a fall of 17.6%. The average age is 53.6, against 48.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 29.0%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Homes are mostly old stone houses, some used as second homes. Beyond the structure, assess the roof, damp, systems and the cost of heating a house in the mountains.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps. From the address the report finds the land parcel and reads the gradient and landslide hazard for that spot from the official maps.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the hills behind Isernia, towards the Matese.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.266 g.
  • 131 residents in 2023, down 17.6% since 2011.
  • Before completion: drawings, strengthening records, structural survey.

Overview

Castelpizzuto is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 131 residents, among the smallest in the province (51 of 52).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelpizzuto is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (32 of 52) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.266 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castelpizzuto, 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 17.6%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelpizzuto declared an average taxable income of 14,217 euros, below the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelpizzuto is in climate zone E, with 2,358 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 850 metres above sea level.

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 1.2% of the land in Castelpizzuto, 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 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 Castelpizzuto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelpizzuto: 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 Castelpizzuto 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 4 inhabited census areas in Castelpizzuto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 094011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.