Montenero di Bisaccia: 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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Montenero di Bisaccia, from the hilltop to the Trigno coast
Montenero di Bisaccia is the northernmost municipality on the Molise coast. Its land reaches the river Trigno, which marks the border with Abruzzo, and runs down to the sea at Marina di Montenero, a strip of beaches and summer houses. The town itself sits on a hill at about two hundred and seventy metres, a few kilometres inland, surrounded by wheat fields, olive groves and vineyards.
Termoli, with its station, port and hospital, is about twenty kilometres away; across the Trigno lie San Salvo and Vasto, where many residents go for work and shopping. For a town of this size the services listed by Overture Maps are plentiful, with 44 bars and restaurants and 9 supermarkets.
Buyers choose between two markets. In the town there are masonry houses, often on sloping streets, where the year-round residents live; on the coast you mostly find second homes and villas. On the clay hills of lower Molise it pays to look at slope and landslide hazard, while near the mouth of the Trigno and on the low coast flood exposure matters: the report checks both for the address.
Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 6,235 residents (2023), down 6.2% on 2011; Montenero still ranks number 6 in the province of Campobasso by population. The average age is 47.2, foreign residents make up 7.8% and incomes are below the provincial average.
Inland Molise is among the most seismic areas of central and southern Italy: in the province 11 municipalities are in zone 1 and 64 in zone 2 of the Civil Protection scale, where 1 is the highest. Montenero, near the coast, is among the 9 in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.113 g. The hazard is lower than inland, but for a masonry house in town it is still worth asking about the year of construction and any work carried out.
Key points
- Northernmost municipality on the Molise coast, up to the river Trigno.
- Hilltop town plus Marina di Montenero with its second homes.
- Seismic zone 3, while 64 municipalities in the province are zone 2.
- Population down 6.2% since 2011.
Overview
Montenero di Bisaccia is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 6,235 residents, among the most populous in the province (6 of 84).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montenero di Bisaccia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 9 of 84 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.113 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 6.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montenero di Bisaccia declared an average taxable income of 18,015 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montenero di Bisaccia is in climate zone D, with 1,663 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 273 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montenero di Bisaccia has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
There are 1.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).
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 Montenero di Bisaccia, compared with 4.3% in the province and 4.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 10.7 hectares.
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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Montenero di Bisaccia, and 4 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montenero di Bisaccia: 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 Montenero di Bisaccia 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 55 inhabited census areas in Montenero di Bisaccia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.1%
- fair 44.5%
- good 54.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 070046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.