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Guardialfiera: 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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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: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Guardialfiera.

Guardialfiera, the village above the Biferno lake

From its hilltop, Guardialfiera looks down on the reservoir that bears its name, created by damming the river Biferno. Along the lake runs the Bifernina, the fast road linking inland Molise to the coast at Termoli, and it is the connection that matters most to anyone who lives here and works elsewhere.

The village has a compact old centre of alleys and stone houses built against each other, and a newer part along the approach roads. In older houses the issue is almost always the same: roofs, damp and services to redo, with costs to estimate before making an offer. The climate zone is D, with mild but windy winters on the hill.

At the latest count there were 942 residents in 2023, down 15.9% from 1,120 in 2011. The average age is 49.3, against 47.6 in the province of Campobasso, and over-65s make up 29.1%. Foreign residents account for 5.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Several seismic zones coexist in the province. Guardialfiera is in zone 2, like 64 of the 84 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.187 g. For a masonry building, ask straight away whether seismic upgrading has been carried out and with which permits.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry covers the municipality. The report starts from the address and checks landslide hazard on the hill and flood hazard towards the valley floor, along with real distances to services.

Key points

  • On the hill above Lake Guardialfiera, on the Biferno.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.187 g.
  • 942 residents in 2023, down 15.9% since 2011.
  • Declared incomes below the provincial average.

Overview

Guardialfiera is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 942 residents, ranked 47 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Guardialfiera 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 0.187 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Guardialfiera, 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 15.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (48). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Guardialfiera declared an average taxable income of 16,482 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Guardialfiera is in climate zone D, with 1,680 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 285 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Guardialfiera has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 2.0% of the land in Guardialfiera, 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 Guardialfiera.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Guardialfiera: 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 Guardialfiera 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 13 inhabited census areas in Guardialfiera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 99.5%

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 070027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.