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Castelverrino: 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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Castelverrino, a small village in upper Molise

In the Alto Molise, among mountains covered in woods and pasture, Castelverrino is a village of a few streets in the province of Isernia, its houses gathered at around six hundred metres. Daily life here depends on the car: for shops, schools and doctors you drive to the larger towns of the area, and Isernia is the provincial capital with offices and hospital.

Buyers will find stone and masonry houses, often many decades old and on several floors, in the village's old core. The checks start with the structure, then the roof, damp and heating: this is climate zone E, with cold winters. The report helps by measuring the distance from the exact address to pharmacies, schools and shops.

In 2023 there were 93 residents, 25.0% fewer than the 124 of the 2011 census. The estimated average age is 53.9, and over-65s make up 32.3%, against 27.6% for the province of Isernia. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In the province of Isernia, 32 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 20 in zone 2, on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department. Castelverrino is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.199 g. For a masonry house, ask whether seismic improvement work has been carried out, with design and inspection certificate, and have a structural engineer assess what is still missing.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here: the report finds the land parcel from the address and reads landslides and flooding on the official maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Small stone village in upper Molise.
  • 93 residents in 2023, down 25.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.199 g.
  • Masonry houses: ask about seismic work, design and inspection.

Overview

Castelverrino is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 93 residents, among the smallest in the province (52 of 52).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelverrino 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 0.199 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castelverrino, 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 25.0%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelverrino declared an average taxable income of 15,033 euros, below the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelverrino is in climate zone E, with 2,153 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 600 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelverrino 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 2.9% of the land in Castelverrino, 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 Castelverrino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelverrino: 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 Castelverrino 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 6 inhabited census areas in Castelverrino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 99.0%

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 094013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.