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Rotello: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Rotello.

Rotello, wheat and olives on the hills of lower Molise

Lower Molise is a land of broad hills planted with wheat, olives and vines, sloping down towards the coast at Termoli. Rotello is one of the villages in this farming landscape, in the province of Campobasso, with its centre gathered on high ground and open countryside all around.

A distinctive feature of the village is its foreign community: foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. The estimated average age of 46.2 is slightly below the provincial 47.6, and over-65s account for 24.8%. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,120 residents in 2023, down 8.1% on 2011. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The property market is that of a farming village: family homes in the centre, often in need of renovation, and farmhouses with land in the countryside. On clay hills the ground needs checking, and the report reads the official landslide maps for the address as well as measuring distances from the house to the school, pharmacy and shops. For hospital care and larger services people look to the towns on the coast.

Earthquake hazard is high. The Civil Protection Department places Rotello in zone 2, like 64 of the 84 municipalities in the province of Campobasso; another 11 are in zone 1 and 9 in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.206 g. For a masonry house, find out what structural work has been done and get the related paperwork before signing.

The climate is zone D. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Farming village on the hills of lower Molise.
  • Foreign residents at 11.2%; average age 46.2.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.206 g.
  • Clay hills: landslide hazard checked for the address.

Overview

Rotello is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 1,120 residents, ranked 40 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rotello 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 0.206 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rotello, 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 8.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rotello declared an average taxable income of 16,283 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rotello is in climate zone D, with 1,766 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 345 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rotello has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

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 2.4% of the land in Rotello, 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 open contaminated sites in Rotello; 5 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rotello: 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 Rotello 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 17 inhabited census areas in Rotello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.5%
  • fair 98.5%

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 070061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.