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Roccavivara: 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: Viale Vittorio Veneto 1, Roccavivara.

Roccavivara, the Trigno valley and Santa Maria di Canneto

Down on the floor of the Trigno valley, below the village, stands Santa Maria di Canneto, a Romanesque church that belonged to an old Benedictine complex and draws pilgrims. Roccavivara itself sits higher up, at around six hundred and fifty metres, on the Molise side of the valley. The Trigno valley road links this part of Molise with the Adriatic coast.

The population has fallen sharply: Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 840 residents in 2011 and 608 in 2023, 27.6% fewer. Over-65s make up 34.7%, against 26.5% in the province of Campobasso, and the estimated average age is 51.4. There are 9.87 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 5.30 in the province. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

Houses in the village are masonry, many of them old and on several levels, along sloping streets. For buyers, the roof, damp, insulation (winters are climate zone E) and the structure all count. Between the village and the valley floor, elevation and slope vary a great deal: the report measures them at the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, the latter worth a look near the river.

Roccavivara is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 64 municipalities in the province; 11 are in zone 1 and 9 in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.161 g. Before buying a stone house, ask what structural work has been done and have an engineer assess it.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Trigno valley village, home to Santa Maria di Canneto.
  • 608 residents, down 27.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 34.7%, against 26.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.161 g.

Overview

Roccavivara is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 608 residents, ranked 60 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccavivara 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 0.161 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccavivara, 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 27.6%. 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 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccavivara declared an average taxable income of 16,760 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccavivara is in climate zone E, with 2,202 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 650 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccavivara has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 Roccavivara, 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 Roccavivara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccavivara: 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 Roccavivara 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 6 inhabited census areas in Roccavivara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 99.4%

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 070060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.