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Forlì del Sannio: 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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Forlì del Sannio, a mountain village in the province of Isernia

The name can mislead anyone who does not know Molise: Forlì del Sannio has nothing to do with Forlì in Romagna. It is a small mountain municipality in the province of Isernia, with its town hall at around 600 metres, in a landscape of woods, pasture and fields. Isernia is the provincial capital people rely on for offices, the hospital and secondary schools, reached by car.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 632 residents, down 14.0% on 2011. Over-65s make up 34.0%, against 27.6% in the province, and the average age is 51.3 against 48.1. Average declared income is slightly below the provincial level.

Housing is mainly stone houses in the centre, often on two or three floors, plus scattered country houses. Buyers, perhaps returning to a family village, should budget for work: roof, floors, systems and insulation, since the climate zone is E and winters are cold. There are few services in the village.

The most important figure is the seismic one. Forlì del Sannio is in zone 1 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, the highest, like 31 other municipalities in the province of Isernia, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.267 g. With a masonry building, ask an engineer to assess the structure before buying, and ask to see the permits for any strengthening work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report traces the address to the land parcel. For houses on slopes it also reads elevation, gradient and the official landslide hazard maps.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the province of Isernia, around 600 metres.
  • 632 residents, down 14.0% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 34.0%, against 27.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.267 g.

Overview

Forlì del Sannio is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 632 residents, ranked 29 of 52 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Forlì del Sannio 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 0.267 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Forlì del Sannio, 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 14.0%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Forlì del Sannio declared an average taxable income of 18,810 euros, below the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Forlì del Sannio is in climate zone E, with 2,169 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 610 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Forlì del Sannio 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 1.8% of the land in Forlì del Sannio, 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 Forlì del Sannio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Forlì del Sannio: 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 Forlì del Sannio 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 10 inhabited census areas in Forlì del Sannio. 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 094020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.