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Guardiaregia: 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: Via Motta 1, Guardiaregia.

Guardiaregia, on the Matese among the Quirino gorges

On the slopes of the Matese mountains, at around 730 metres, Guardiaregia looks down on the Bojano plain. Its territory includes the Guardiaregia-Campochiaro WWF nature reserve, with the gorge of the Quirino stream and the San Nicola waterfall. The village is small, gathered on the hillside, with beech woods and high meadows behind it.

Buyers here will find stone village houses, often on several levels, and some newer homes on the edges. Bojano and Campobasso are the reference points for work, secondary schools and hospital, by car. At this altitude winters are cold and heating weighs on the household budget. On the hillside and along the streams coming down from the Matese, the report measures gradient and elevation and reads the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address.

In 2023 there were 689 residents, 98 fewer than in 2011 (down 12.5%). The average age is 49.8 against 47.6 in the province of Campobasso, over-65s make up 29.8% and households have 2.06 people on average. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

Earthquakes are the main issue for buyers. Guardiaregia is in seismic zone 1, the highest class in the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 10 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.267 g. A stone house needs an engineer's inspection and the paperwork for any strengthening work; a newer house, its design and inspection certificate.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Guardiaregia's cadastral maps: the report finds the land parcel and building from the address.

Key points

  • Matese village with the WWF reserve and the Quirino gorge.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.267 g.
  • 689 residents, down 12.5% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 29.8%, average age 49.8.

Overview

Guardiaregia is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 689 residents, ranked 55 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Guardiaregia is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 11 of 84 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

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 Guardiaregia, 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 12.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Guardiaregia declared an average taxable income of 17,279 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Guardiaregia is in climate zone E, with 2,316 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 730 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Guardiaregia has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

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 2.9% of the land in Guardiaregia, 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 medium. 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 Guardiaregia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Guardiaregia: 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 Guardiaregia 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 19 inhabited census areas in Guardiaregia. 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 070028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.