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Pietrabbondante: 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: Corso Sannitico 1, Pietrabbondante.

Pietrabbondante, a Samnite theatre above a thousand metres

The theatre and temples of the sanctuary at Pietrabbondante were built by the Samnites, the Italic people who lived in these mountains before the Roman conquest. The village lies a little higher, above a thousand metres in the Alto Molise, with its houses pressed against large rocks and wide views over the valleys around.

Altitude shapes daily life. Winters are long and cold, with frequent snow, and heating weighs on a home's running costs; summers, by contrast, are cool. The market is mostly old stone houses in the centre, often needing renovation. For the hospital and main services, people look to Isernia.

Residents are falling fast: 598 in 2023, 228 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 27.6%. The average age is 55.5, against 48.1 in the province of Isernia, and over-65s make up 37.8% of residents, compared with 27.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The seismic hazard is high: Pietrabbondante is in zone 2, like 19 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.211 g. Anyone buying a stone house should ask what work has been done on the structure and have it checked by a surveyor before signing.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the slopes around the village, gradient and the official landslide maps are read for each individual house.

Key points

  • Theatre and temples of the Samnite sanctuary, in the Alto Molise.
  • Village above a thousand metres, with long snowy winters.
  • Over-65s at 37.8%, against 27.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration around 0.211 g.

Overview

Pietrabbondante is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 598 residents, ranked 33 of 52 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pietrabbondante 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 0.211 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pietrabbondante, 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 27.6%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (48). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pietrabbondante declared an average taxable income of 17,311 euros, below the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pietrabbondante is in climate zone E, with 2,849 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 1,027 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pietrabbondante has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop 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 3.2% of the land in Pietrabbondante, 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 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 Pietrabbondante.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pietrabbondante: 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 Pietrabbondante 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 19 inhabited census areas in Pietrabbondante. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 30.2%
  • good 69.8%

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 094035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.