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Gildone: 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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Gildone, a hill village on the edge of Campobasso

Gildone looks across at Campobasso from close range: it is a hill village at around 600 metres in the countryside of central Molise, with a perched old centre surrounded by fields, woods and farmsteads. The regional capital is a short drive away, and many residents travel there every day for work, secondary schools and healthcare.

Being so close has not stopped the population from falling, though. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 850 residents in 2011 and 752 in 2023, 11.5% fewer. The average age is 49.5, against 47.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 29.9%, above the provincial 26.5%. Foreign residents are few, 3.3%. Average declared income is below that of the province of Campobasso.

The issue buyers need to focus on is earthquakes. Gildone is in seismic zone 2, together with 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.217 g. If the house has been repaired or strengthened, perhaps with public grants, the first check is to ask for the documents on that work, the structural design and any final inspection certificate.

The rest is about hill-village life. In the old centre houses rise over several floors, with steep stairs and narrow access; outside the village there are newer homes with gardens. This is climate zone E, with cold winters and some snow.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover Gildone, so the report can go from the address to the land parcel and check landslides and slopes on the official maps.

Key points

  • Hill village at about 600 metres, close to Campobasso.
  • 752 residents, down 11.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.217 g.
  • Ask for strengthening work and inspection records before buying.

Overview

Gildone is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 752 residents, ranked 52 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gildone 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 0.217 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Gildone, 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 11.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gildone declared an average taxable income of 14,931 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gildone is in climate zone E, with 2,142 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 608 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gildone has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.4% of the land in Gildone, 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 Gildone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gildone: 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 Gildone 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 25 inhabited census areas in Gildone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 66.2%
  • good 33.8%

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 070026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.