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Molinara: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Benevento, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Molinara, Samnite hills north east of Benevento

Molinara is a village in the hills of the Sannio, north east of Benevento, in a landscape of open fields, ridges and roads that climb and drop from one village to the next. The town hall sits just under 600 metres and winters are cold (climate zone E). For work, the hospital and secondary schools people look to Benevento, reached by car along hill roads.

The centre has old houses in stone and brick, often on several levels following the slope. Before buying, ask about the roof, the floors and the services, and check whether the building has had work done after the earthquakes of recent decades. Outside the village there are country houses with land, where access, water supply and utility connections matter.

There were 1,434 residents in 2023, compared with 1,662 in 2011, a fall of 13.7%. The average age is 49.7, against 46.5 for the province, and 32.8% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 5.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Sannio is seismically active. Molinara is in seismic zone 1, the highest class on the Civil Protection scale, like 47 other municipalities in the province of Benevento, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.230 g. The construction date, any seismic upgrading and the records of the work are the first documents to ask the seller for.

Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published, and the report traces the land parcel from the address. On clay slopes, landslide hazard is checked address by address on the official maps.

Key points

  • Sannio hills, just under 600 metres.
  • Residents down 13.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.230 g.
  • Over-65s at 32.8%, foreign nationals 5.0%.

Overview

Molinara is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,434 residents, ranked 55 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Molinara is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (48 of 78) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.230 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Molinara, 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 13.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Molinara declared an average taxable income of 16,988 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Molinara is in climate zone E, with 2,126 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, Molinara has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.7 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 5.6% of the land in Molinara, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

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 Molinara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Molinara: 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 Molinara 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 15 inhabited census areas in Molinara. 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 062041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.