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Pietracupa: 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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Pietracupa, a hill village in inland Molise

At around seven hundred metres, in the inland hills of Molise in the province of Campobasso, Pietracupa is a small municipality surrounded by fields, pastures and woods. Villages around it are set well apart, linked by provincial roads that follow the ridges. For work, secondary schools and hospital care people drive to the larger towns of the province.

People who buy here nearly always do so for family ties or to have a quiet home away from traffic. The housing stock is made up of village houses in stone and masonry, often on two or three levels, plus a few more recent homes on the edge of the centre. The climate is zone E, with cold winters: boiler, windows and roof insulation should be checked straight away. On the slopes, the report checks the address against the official landslide hazard maps.

In 2023 there were 205 residents, 23 fewer than the 228 of 2011, a fall of 10.1%. The estimated average age is 51.5, against 47.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 35.1%. Households have 2.25 members on average, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

On earthquakes, the figure to keep in mind is seismic zone 2, shared by 64 of the 84 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.227 g, a medium to high value. For a masonry house, ask whether seismic improvement work has been done and what documents prove it. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Hill village at around seven hundred metres in inland Molise.
  • 205 residents in 2023, down 10.1% since 2011.
  • Households of 2.25 on average, over-65s at 35.1%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.227 g.

Overview

Pietracupa is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 205 residents, among the smallest in the province (81 of 84).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pietracupa 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 0.227 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pietracupa, 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 10.1%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pietracupa declared an average taxable income of 14,060 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pietracupa is in climate zone E, with 2,266 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 695 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pietracupa 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 3.6% of the land in Pietracupa, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Pietracupa.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pietracupa: 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 Pietracupa 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 5 inhabited census areas in Pietracupa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 070054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.