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Montaquila: what to know before buying a home

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

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Montaquila, in the Volturno valley in the province of Isernia

The river Volturno rises in Molise, and in its upper valley, in the province of Isernia, lies Montaquila, with its old centre on a rise and land sloping down to the farmed valley floor. Isernia and Venafro are the nearby towns for work, schools and services; Campania and the Caserta area are reached by following the valley south.

The municipality has a hilltop main village and lower hamlets that have grown up along the valley roads. In the centre the houses are stone, often old and reached by steep streets; lower down there are newer homes, sometimes with land. If you are buying near the river or the streams, look at the official flood maps, and on the hill at the landslide maps: the report checks both for the address.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,282 residents in 2023, down 6.9% since 2011. The average age is 47.7, in line with the provincial 48.1, and foreign residents make up 3.6%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Inland Molise is a highly seismic area. Montaquila is in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, like 31 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.270 g. Before buying a masonry house, ask whether it has been strengthened and have a surveyor assess it.

The climate is zone D, with cool winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report reaches the plot starting from the address.

Key points

  • Upper Volturno valley, near Isernia and Venafro.
  • Hilltop village with hamlets on the valley floor.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.270 g.
  • Residents down 6.9% since 2011.

Overview

Montaquila is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 2,282 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 52).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montaquila is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (32 of 52) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.270 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montaquila, 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 6.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montaquila declared an average taxable income of 19,824 euros, in line with the province (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montaquila is in climate zone D, with 1,924 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 460 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montaquila has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 Montaquila, compared with 3.4% in the province and 4.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Montaquila.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montaquila: 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 Montaquila 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 35 inhabited census areas in Montaquila. 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 094028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.