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Matrice: 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 Calvario 1, Matrice.

Matrice, Molise hills and the church of Santa Maria della Strada

Out in the countryside of Matrice, away from the village, stands Santa Maria della Strada, a Romanesque stone church with a carved doorway. The village itself is higher up, at around 700 metres, on the hills of the province of Campobasso, in a landscape of wheat fields, olive groves and small woods.

The regional capital is close: Campobasso has the jobs, secondary schools, hospital and public offices. Homes for sale are mainly family houses in the centre, often on several floors, and country houses with land. The climate zone is E: cold winters, sometimes with snow, and heating costs to plan for. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Matrice is a little younger than the provincial average: the average age is 46.5 against 47.6, and over-65s make up 23.8% against 26.5%. Households average 2.49 people. In 2023 there were 1,044 residents, down 5.9% on 2011, and foreign nationals made up 2.1%.

Three seismic zones coexist in the province of Campobasso: 11 municipalities in zone 1, 64 in zone 2 and 9 in zone 3. Matrice is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.220 g, a high value. Before buying, ask about the year of construction, any seismic improvement work and the related permits.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and from the address the report reaches the land parcel. On the clay hills of Molise, landslide hazard and slope are checked on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Hill village near Campobasso, home of Santa Maria della Strada.
  • Seismic zone 2, high expected acceleration: 0.220 g.
  • Over-65s at 23.8%, below the provincial 26.5%.
  • Population down 5.9% since 2011.

Overview

Matrice is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 1,044 residents, ranked 42 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Matrice 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 0.220 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Matrice, 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 5.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Matrice declared an average taxable income of 16,929 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Matrice is in climate zone E, with 2,237 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 690 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Matrice has 2 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 5.2% of the land in Matrice, 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 Matrice.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Matrice: 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 Matrice 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 17 inhabited census areas in Matrice. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 39.2%
  • fair 60.8%

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 070037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.