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Limosano: 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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Limosano, a hill village in inland Molise

Limosano stands in the hills of inland Molise, in the province of Campobasso, at around 580 metres, with its old centre gathered on high ground and fields and woods all around. Campobasso is the reference point for work, secondary schools, the hospital and public offices, and is reached by car on hill roads.

The village has lost many residents in recent years: there were 826 residents in 2011 and 672 in 2023, a fall of 18.6%. The estimated average age is 50.4, against 47.6 for the province, and over-65s are 30.1% against 26.5%. Foreign residents make up 2.7%. Average declared income is clearly lower than in the province.

For a buyer, earthquakes are the priority. In the province of Campobasso, 11 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 64 in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification; Limosano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.219 g, a high value. Molise has known destructive earthquakes, so an old masonry house should be examined by an engineer before the preliminary contract: wall type, floors, roof, connections, and any work already done with its permits.

Houses in the centre are mostly stone, often on several levels and reached by uphill streets. Look at damp and the services too, and, if you want to live there all year, at insulation, since winter at this altitude is cold. On the slopes, the report measures gradient and elevation and checks the official landslide maps for the exact address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Limosano, so from the address the report reaches the land parcel and the building.

Key points

  • Hill village in the interior of the province of Campobasso.
  • Population down 18.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.219 g.
  • Over-65s at 30.1%, against 26.5% in the province.

Overview

Limosano is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 672 residents, ranked 56 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Limosano 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 0.219 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Limosano, 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 18.6%. 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 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Limosano declared an average taxable income of 13,239 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Limosano is in climate zone E, with 2,102 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 580 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Limosano 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 2.5% of the land in Limosano, 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 Limosano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Limosano: 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 Limosano 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 Limosano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 15.6%
  • fair 84.4%

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 070032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.