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Pescopennataro: 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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For example: Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Pescopennataro.

Pescopennataro, a stone village above the Sangro valley

Pescopennataro stands well over a thousand metres up, on a rocky spur in the upper part of Molise overlooking the Sangro valley, close to the border with Abruzzo. Around it are pastures and silver fir woods, and the village has a long tradition of stone carving, visible in the doorways and facades of the old centre.

The climate zone is F, which means long winters, frequent snow and heating on for much of the year. For a buyer, insulation, windows and the type of heating system weigh on running costs as much as the purchase price does. Roads are mountain roads and in winter you need the right equipment, so think carefully about how far schools, hospital and shops are; the report measures these distances from the exact address.

The population has fallen sharply. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 229 residents in 2023, against 300 in 2011: 71 fewer, a drop of 23.7%. The estimated average age is 53.0, above the provincial 48.1, and over-65s make up 38.9%. Foreign residents account for 4.4%. Declared incomes, on the other hand, are above the provincial average.

In the province of Isernia, 32 municipalities are in zone 1 and 20 in zone 2 of the earthquake hazard scale set by the Civil Protection Department. Pescopennataro is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.190 g in the built-up area. With a stone house, ask whether it has been structurally strengthened and what paperwork proves it, and check the roof and floors. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Village over a thousand metres up in Molise, near the Abruzzo border.
  • 229 residents in 2023, down 23.7% since 2011.
  • Long winters (climate zone F): insulation really matters.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.190 g.

Overview

Pescopennataro is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 229 residents, among the smallest in the province (48 of 52).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pescopennataro is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 20 of 52 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.190 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pescopennataro, 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 23.7%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 39% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pescopennataro declared an average taxable income of 23,699 euros, above the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pescopennataro is in climate zone F, with 3,114 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,190 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pescopennataro has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.5 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 2.0% of the land in Pescopennataro, 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 Pescopennataro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pescopennataro: 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 Pescopennataro 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 6 inhabited census areas in Pescopennataro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 094033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.