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Ferrazzano: 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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For example: Contrada Colli 1, Ferrazzano.

Ferrazzano, the residential hill above Campobasso

Ferrazzano sits on a hill overlooking Campobasso, a few minutes' drive from the centre of Molise's regional capital, and for many residents it is effectively an upland suburb of the city. The old village clusters around the highest point, while newer houses and small blocks of flats cover the slopes facing Campobasso.

The altitude is noticeable: the village stands above eight hundred metres, with cold winters (climate zone E in the Italian heating classification), some snow and sloping streets. Buyers should weigh up orientation, insulation and heating, as well as the daily drive to the city on icy mornings. In return there is space, greenery and a wide view over the city and hills.

Unlike many municipalities in Molise, Ferrazzano is holding up: 3,330 residents in 2023, up 1.3% on 2011. The average age is 46.0, below the provincial figure (47.6), and over-65s are 23.9% against 26.5%. Foreign residents make up 3.1%. Average declared incomes are well above the provincial average.

For earthquakes the municipality is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 63 other municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is high, about 0.228 g. Molise has a significant seismic history, and anyone buying a house built in the eighties or nineties should ask for the structural design, the final inspection certificate and any later assessments. On the slopes, the report also checks the official landslide maps for the address.

Key points

  • Residential hill a few minutes from Campobasso.
  • Residents up 1.3% since 2011.
  • Average incomes well above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 2 with high acceleration: 0.228 g.

Overview

Ferrazzano is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 3,330 residents, ranked 15 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ferrazzano 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 0.228 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ferrazzano, 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 grown by 1.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ferrazzano declared an average taxable income of 25,777 euros, above the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ferrazzano is in climate zone E, with 2,519 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 872 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ferrazzano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 7.9% of the land in Ferrazzano, 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 Ferrazzano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ferrazzano: 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 Ferrazzano 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 35 inhabited census areas in Ferrazzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 37.5%
  • good 61.7%

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 070023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.