Montorio nei Frentani: 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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Montorio nei Frentani, in the hills of lower Molise
From the hills of lower Molise, above six hundred metres, Montorio nei Frentani looks out over a landscape of wheat, olive groves and eroded clay slopes running down towards the Adriatic. The name recalls the Frentani, the ancient Italic people who lived along this stretch of coast and its hinterland. It is a farming village with its centre gathered on the hilltop; for secondary schools, hospitals and work people look to Larino and to Termoli on the coast, which has the Adriatic railway and the motorway.
Houses in the village are mostly masonry, from different periods, with a few farmhouses in the countryside. The hills of lower Molise have clay soils that shift easily, so landslide hazard is the first thing a buyer should check, and the report reads it on the official maps at the precise address.
Earthquakes also need considering. The municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 63 other municipalities in the province of Campobasso, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.204 g. For a masonry building, ask whether seismic upgrading has been done and get the documents.
The village has lost many residents: there were 350 in 2023, 116 fewer than the 466 of 2011, a fall of 24.9% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 52.8 against 47.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 36.0%, against 26.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, so the report links the address to its land parcel.
Key points
- Farming village in the hills of lower Molise, towards Larino and Termoli.
- Clay soils: check landslide hazard first.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.204 g.
- Over-65s at 36.0%, against 26.5% in the province.
Overview
Montorio nei Frentani is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 350 residents, among the smallest in the province (75 of 84).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montorio nei Frentani 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 0.204 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Montorio nei Frentani, 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 24.9%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montorio nei Frentani declared an average taxable income of 14,922 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montorio nei Frentani is in climate zone E, with 2,207 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 654 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montorio nei Frentani 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 2.1% of the land in Montorio nei Frentani, 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 Montorio nei Frentani.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montorio nei Frentani: 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 Montorio nei Frentani 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 7 inhabited census areas in Montorio nei Frentani. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.4%
- fair 95.6%
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 070047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.