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Roccasicura: 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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Roccasicura, a mountain village in the province of Isernia

Woods, pasture and fields surround Roccasicura, a mountain village in the province of Isernia with its town hall at around 740 metres. The centre is compact, with stone houses built against each other along sloping streets; for work, secondary schools and hospital, people drive to Isernia.

The first question here is about structures. The municipality is in seismic zone 1, the highest on the national scale used by the Civil Protection department, like 32 of the 52 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.252 g. For an old masonry house you need an engineer to look at how the walls, floors and roof are tied together and whether strengthening has been done; for newer buildings, ask for the structural design and inspection certificate.

In 2023 there were 472 residents, 15.6% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 49.2 is slightly above the province's (48.1), while over-65s make up 25.8%, a little below the provincial 27.6%. Foreign residents are 4.2%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Climate zone E and the altitude make for cold winters, sometimes with snow: heating and insulation are significant items in a household budget, and for anyone using the house only in summer, upkeep in the closed months counts. Try the sloping streets of the centre with winter in mind too.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. In the mountains landslide hazard changes a great deal from one slope to the next, and the report reads it on the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Mountains of Isernia province, among woods and pasture.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.252 g.
  • 472 residents in 2023, over-65s at 25.8%.
  • Walls, floors and roof: the check to ask an engineer for.

Overview

Roccasicura is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 472 residents, ranked 39 of 52 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccasicura 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 0.252 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccasicura, 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 15.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccasicura declared an average taxable income of 16,130 euros, below the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccasicura is in climate zone E, with 2,384 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 742 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccasicura has 1 pharmacy.

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 1.7% of the land in Roccasicura, 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 Roccasicura.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccasicura: 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 Roccasicura 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 7 inhabited census areas in Roccasicura. 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 094041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.