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Duronia: 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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Duronia, a mountain village in inland Molise

At almost nine hundred metres, Duronia is a mountain village in inland Molise, in the province of Campobasso. The village is compact, surrounded by pasture and woodland, and the area is in climate zone E: long winters, snow is not unusual and heating is a real part of household costs. The provincial capital and larger services are reached by car on hill and mountain roads.

Homes for sale are mostly stone houses in the old centre, plus a few newer houses on the edge of the village. Before buying, see the house in winter, ask what it cost to heat and check the state of the roof and windows.

The population is small and old. In 2023 there were 393 residents, down 8.8% on 2011. The estimated average age is 55.6, against 47.6 for the province, and people over 65 make up 39.4% of residents (26.5% provincially). Households average 1.79 people and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the main issue. Duronia is in seismic zone 2 on the national scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 63 other municipalities in the province of Campobasso; 11 are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.235 g, a high value. For a masonry house you need to know whether it has been strengthened, whether the roof has a reinforced ring beam and whether the work is on file at the town hall.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the land parcel from the address. On the slopes around the village, landslide hazard should be checked spot by spot on the official maps.

Key points

  • Mountain village in Molise, province of Campobasso.
  • Over-65s at 39.4%, against 26.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.235 g.
  • Stone houses best seen in winter; check roof and walls.

Overview

Duronia is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 393 residents, ranked 74 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Duronia is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.235 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Duronia, 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 8.8%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (48). 39% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Duronia declared an average taxable income of 16,361 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Duronia is in climate zone E, with 2,571 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 918 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Duronia has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 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 2.5% of the land in Duronia, 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 Duronia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Duronia: 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 Duronia 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 19 inhabited census areas in Duronia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 35.3%
  • good 64.7%

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 070022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.