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

Portocannone, an Arbëreshë village inland from Termoli

Portocannone is one of the Arbëreshë villages of Molise: communities of Albanian origin that settled in southern Italy centuries ago and still keep their language and some traditions. It lies on the low hills behind Termoli, close to the Adriatic coast, in farmland given over to wheat, olives and vegetables.

For buyers, being close to Termoli is the key point. The town provides jobs, a railway station, a port and services, and the beach is a few minutes away by car. In the village you find houses in the old centre, often in need of renovation, and newer homes on the edges. The ground is fairly gentle, and for country houses the report checks the official flood and landslide maps at the address.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,314 residents in 2023, down 9.2% on 2011. The average age is 46.3, lower than the 47.6 of the province of Campobasso, and foreign residents make up 8.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes the municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department scale, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.153 g. Lower Molise has already experienced strong tremors, so for an older building ask whether structural work has been done and what paperwork supports it.

The climate is zone D, with hot summers and mild winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Arbëreshë community of Albanian origin in lower Molise.
  • Close to Termoli, the coast and its services.
  • Residents down 9.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.153 g.

Overview

Portocannone is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 2,314 residents, ranked 20 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Portocannone 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 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Portocannone, 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Portocannone declared an average taxable income of 17,206 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Portocannone is in climate zone D, with 1,484 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 148 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Portocannone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 5.1% of the land in Portocannone, 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 Portocannone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Portocannone: 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 Portocannone 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 8 inhabited census areas in Portocannone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.9%
  • good 99.1%

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 070055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.