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Provvidenti: 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: Piazza Umberto Primo 1, Provvidenti.

Provvidenti, a hill village in inland Molise

Provvidenti is a small village in the inland hills of the province of Campobasso, just under six hundred metres up. Around it are fields, pasture and woodland, with provincial roads linking one village to the next and little traffic. Campobasso, the provincial capital, remains the town for offices, hospital and secondary schools.

The climate is zone D: winters milder than in the mountains but still cold, and windy on the higher ground. Buyers will mostly find masonry houses in the old core, often on several floors with narrow stairs, plus a few newer buildings on the edge of the village. The questions to ask concern the state of the structure, the heating and the real distance to services; the report measures from the address how far it is to pharmacies, shops and schools.

There are 101 residents in 2023, 17.2% fewer than the 122 recorded at the 2011 census by Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age is 53.7, and over-65s make up 34.7%, against 26.5% for the province. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

For buyers the key issue is earthquakes. Provvidenti is in seismic zone 2, like 63 other municipalities in the province of Campobasso, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.209 g. With an old masonry house, ask whether any seismic improvement work has been done, and with what designs and inspections.

On hillsides, landslide hazard varies a great deal from one plot to the next, and the report reads it on the official maps at the exact address. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available and link the house to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village in the interior of the province of Campobasso.
  • 101 residents in 2023, down 17.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.209 g.
  • Over-65s at 34.7%, against 26.5% in the province.

Overview

Provvidenti is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 101 residents, among the smallest in the province (84 of 84).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Provvidenti 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 0.209 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Provvidenti, 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 17.2%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Provvidenti declared an average taxable income of 13,386 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Provvidenti is in climate zone D, with 2,087 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 570 metres above sea level.

Services

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 1.4% of the land in Provvidenti, 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 Provvidenti.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Provvidenti: 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 Provvidenti 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 Provvidenti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 070056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.