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Lupara: 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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Lupara, a hill village in inland Molise

Lupara is one of the small hill municipalities in the province of Campobasso, in the part of Molise where villages stand on high ground and the countryside drops away with arable fields, olive groves and woods. The centre is compact, with stone and rendered masonry houses, small squares and sloping streets. For work, hospitals and offices the reference is Campobasso, reached by car; for the coast people head to Termoli.

Depopulation is noticeable here: in 2023 there were 400 residents, 138 fewer than the 538 of 2011, a fall of 25.7%. The estimated average age is 52.7 against 47.6 for the province, and over-65s make up 37.0% against 26.5%. Foreign residents account for 3.8%.

For buyers, the market mainly offers village houses, often inherited and in need of updating. Before negotiating, piece together the paperwork, which can be complicated in villages with many emigrant heirs, and get a realistic quote for the work: roof, floors, services, insulation. The report measures the distance from the address to essential services.

Lupara is in seismic zone 2 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.200 g. For a masonry house, ask what strengthening has been done and whether there are certificates.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On Molise's clay hills, landslide hazard varies from plot to plot and should be read from the official maps.

Key points

  • Hill village in the province of Campobasso.
  • Population down 25.7% since 2011, now 400.
  • Over-65s at 37.0%, against 26.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.200 g.

Overview

Lupara is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 400 residents, ranked 73 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lupara 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 0.200 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Lupara, 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 25.7%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lupara declared an average taxable income of 16,324 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lupara has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 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 2.6% of the land in Lupara, 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 Lupara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lupara: 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 Lupara 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 8 inhabited census areas in Lupara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 070034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.