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Pesche: 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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Pesche, the terraced village above Isernia

Seen from Isernia, Pesche is the village built in tiers on the mountain opposite, its white houses stacked one above the other up the slope. Being next to the provincial capital is what defines it: the municipality borders Isernia and over the years it has also grown lower down, towards the valley, with newer homes and public buildings, including a campus of the University of Molise.

For buyers the choice is clear-cut. In the old village the houses are stone, often small and on several levels, reached on foot by flights of steps; in the lower part there are detached houses and small blocks of flats with car access, a few minutes from central Isernia. Above the village is a protected woodland area, the Pesche nature reserve.

There are 1,477 residents, down 6.3% since 2011. The population is younger than the provincial average: an average age of 46.2 against 48.1, and over-65s at 23.4% against 27.6%. Foreign nationals are 5.0%. Average incomes are above the provincial level.

Inland Molise is a significant earthquake area. Pesche is in seismic zone 1, the highest class on the Civil Protection scale, like 31 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.261 g. Before buying, ask about the year of construction, structural work and certificates, especially for the stone houses in the old village.

The slope is steep. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and measures elevation and gradient.

Key points

  • Terraced village facing Isernia, which it borders.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.261 g.
  • Average age 46.2, younger than the province (48.1).
  • 1,477 residents, down 6.3% since 2011.

Overview

Pesche is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 1,477 residents, ranked 12 of 52 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pesche 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 0.261 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pesche, 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 6.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pesche declared an average taxable income of 23,727 euros, above the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pesche is in climate zone E, with 2,368 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 732 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pesche has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 5.5% of the land in Pesche, 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

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 Pesche.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pesche: 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 Pesche 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 18 inhabited census areas in Pesche. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.3%
  • fair 97.7%

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 094031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.