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Colle d'Anchise: 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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Colle d'Anchise, a Molise hilltop above the Biferno valley

Colle d'Anchise sits on high ground in inland Molise, looking over the Biferno valley with the Matese massif on the horizon. The town hall stands at about 650 metres, and around the village fields and woodland alternate with scattered houses. For work, secondary schools and larger services, people drive to Campobasso, the provincial capital, or to Bojano.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 738 residents at the end of 2023: 64 fewer than the 802 counted in 2011, a fall of 8.0%. The average age is 46.8, slightly below the provincial 47.6, and over-65s make up 24.4% against 26.5%. Households have 2.10 members on average, and foreign residents account for 2.3%.

Buyers will mostly find masonry village houses, often on several levels and extended over time, plus a few newer detached homes on the edge of the village. This is climate zone E, with cold winters and the heating on for many months, so the roof, windows and boiler weigh on running costs as much as the purchase price does.

Earthquakes deserve the closest attention. Colle d'Anchise is in seismic zone 1, the highest hazard class, like 10 other municipalities in the province of Campobasso, and the expected ground acceleration in the village centre is about 0.260 g. Before completing, ask whether the building has had seismic improvement work and look at the paperwork filed with the council.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the whole municipality: the report goes from the address to the land parcel and checks slope and landslide hazard there on the official maps.

Key points

  • Hill village in Molise, overlooking the Biferno valley.
  • 738 residents, down 8.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.260 g.
  • Average age 46.8, just under the provincial 47.6.

Overview

Colle d'Anchise is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 738 residents, ranked 53 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colle d'Anchise 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 0.260 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Colle d'Anchise, 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 8.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colle d'Anchise declared an average taxable income of 18,236 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Colle d'Anchise is in climate zone E, with 2,200 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 649 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Colle d'Anchise has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 5.1% of the land in Colle d'Anchise, compared with 4.3% 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 Colle d'Anchise.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Colle d'Anchise: 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 Colle d'Anchise 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 20 inhabited census areas in Colle d'Anchise. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.8%
  • fair 98.2%

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 070020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.