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Salcito: 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: Piazza Michele Pietravalle 1, Salcito.

Salcito, a small Molise village among hills and woods

Many families in Molise have relatives who emigrated, and among those looking for a house in a village like Salcito there are often people returning to their home village or wanting to keep a family house alive. The municipality lies inland in the province of Campobasso, with its town hall at around 680 metres, in a landscape of farmed hills, woods and provincial roads linking the nearby villages.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 633 residents, down 8.9% on 2011. The average age is 49.8 against 47.6 in the province, over-65s make up 28.8% and households have 2.02 people on average. Average declared income is well below the provincial figure.

Houses in the centre are stone or mixed masonry, often built and extended in stages. Before buying, ask for all the paperwork: permits, amnesty applications (condoni), any repairs made after past earthquakes. A house closed for years needs checking for damp, roof and systems, and climate zone E makes heating important. Shops and services are few, so a car is essential.

In the province of Campobasso, 11 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, while Salcito is in zone 2 like 63 others. The expected ground acceleration in the village is still about 0.210 g: an engineer can tell you how walls and floors will behave and whether strengthening is needed.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address to the building. For houses on slopes it reads elevation, gradient and the official landslide hazard maps for that point.

Key points

  • Hill village inland in the province of Campobasso.
  • 633 residents, down 8.9% since 2011.
  • Households of 2.02, over-65s at 28.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.210 g.

Overview

Salcito is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 633 residents, ranked 58 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salcito 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 0.210 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Salcito, 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salcito declared an average taxable income of 14,967 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Salcito is in climate zone E, with 2,242 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 678 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 3.2% of the land in Salcito, 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 Salcito.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salcito: 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 Salcito 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 8 inhabited census areas in Salcito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.6%
  • fair 49.9%
  • good 45.5%

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 070062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.