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Frosolone: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Giacomo Leopardi 1, Frosolone.

Frosolone, the knife-making village in the Molise mountains

Knives and scissors have made Frosolone known well beyond Molise: hand-forging blades is an old tradition here, and there are still workshops and a museum devoted to it. The village stands at around 900 metres, in the mountains between Isernia and Campobasso, surrounded by pasture, woods and high plateaus where herds graze in summer. Isernia is about half an hour by car, Campobasso a little more.

Buyers find an old stone centre with houses on several floors, many needing restoration, with low prices even for homes you can live in all year. The climate has to be factored in, though: winters are long and snowy, and heating, insulation and the state of the roof all weigh on the decision. For houses on the edges and on the slopes, the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the address.

The population is falling sharply. There are 2,781 residents (2023), down 14.6% since 2011, and the average age is 47.8 (48.1 in the province). People over 65 make up 27.2%, foreign residents just 1.4%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Isernia.

Earthquakes are the point not to underestimate. Frosolone is in seismic zone 2, but the expected ground acceleration of 0.248 g is high, and many municipalities in the province are in zone 1, the highest. For a masonry house, ask for the file on structural work, the sign-offs and whether the building received grants for seismic improvement.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the parcel.

Key points

  • Molise mountains between Isernia and Campobasso, around 900 metres
  • Craft tradition of knives and scissors
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.248 g
  • 2,781 residents, down 14.6% since 2011

Overview

Frosolone is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 2,781 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 52).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Frosolone 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 0.248 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Frosolone, 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 14.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Frosolone declared an average taxable income of 16,637 euros, below the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Frosolone is in climate zone E, with 2,539 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 894 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.4 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 4.5% of the land in Frosolone, 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 Frosolone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Frosolone: 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 Frosolone 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 53 inhabited census areas in Frosolone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 28.3%
  • good 50.5%
  • very good 21.2%

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 094022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.