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Roccamandolfi: 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 Poggio Castello 1, Roccamandolfi.

Roccamandolfi, a rope bridge and castle ruins on the Matese

Above Roccamandolfi, on the Molise side of the Matese mountains, stand the ruins of the medieval castle, and not far away a suspended rope bridge over a gorge has become a draw for walkers. The village sits at around 850 metres, stone houses clustered on the slope with woods and pasture all around.

This is real mountain country, with cold winters (climate zone E) and services pared down to the essentials; for the hospital, secondary schools and public offices, people head down towards Isernia and the valley. Buyers will mostly find stone village houses, often on several levels with steep access, which need careful assessment of structure, roof and insulation.

The population has shrunk: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 817 residents in 2023, 17.2% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 51.1 (province 48.1) and over-65s make up 32.6%, against 27.6% in the province of Isernia. Foreign residents are few, 2.6%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The Matese is seismically active: Roccamandolfi is in zone 1 on the Civil Protection scale, like 32 of the 52 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.267 g. For a stone house built against its neighbours, find out whether the whole block has been consolidated and who signed off the work.

On steep slopes, landslides and rockfall depend on the exact spot, and the report checks the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Mountain village on the Matese, with a rope bridge.
  • Residents down 17.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.267 g.
  • Stone houses on slopes: structure, roof and insulation.

Overview

Roccamandolfi is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 817 residents, ranked 23 of 52 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccamandolfi is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (32 of 52) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.267 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccamandolfi, 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 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccamandolfi declared an average taxable income of 14,694 euros, below the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccamandolfi is in climate zone E, with 2,560 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 850 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 1.1% of the land in Roccamandolfi, 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 Roccamandolfi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccamandolfi: 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 Roccamandolfi 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 12 inhabited census areas in Roccamandolfi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 094040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.