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San Felice del Molise: 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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San Felice del Molise, one of Molise's Croatian villages

San Felice del Molise is one of three villages in Molise where a Croatian dialect is still spoken, brought centuries ago by communities who crossed from the other side of the Adriatic. It is a hill village in the province of Campobasso, at around 550 metres, its houses gathered on the hilltop with farmland around them. For work and services people drive down to the larger towns of the area and the coast.

The village has lost many residents: 544 residents in 2023, 150 fewer than the 694 of 2011, a fall of 21.6%. The average age is 54.8 against 47.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 39.3%, against the provincial 26.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For a buyer this means choosing among masonry village houses, each to be assessed on its own merits. In climate zone D winters are moderate, but roofs, leaks and services must be checked before any offer.

San Felice is in seismic zone 3: 9 of the 84 municipalities in the province of Campobasso are in this class, while the rest face a higher hazard. The expected ground acceleration in the village is still about 0.144 g, and for an old building it is worth asking whether it has been strengthened.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality and the report links the address to its parcel. Slopes and landslide hazard on the Molise hills are checked plot by plot, on the official maps.

Key points

  • Croatian minority village in the hills of the province of Campobasso.
  • 544 residents, down 21.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 39.3%, against 26.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.144 g.

Overview

San Felice del Molise is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 544 residents, ranked 64 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Felice del Molise is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 9 of 84 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.144 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 21.6%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (48). 39% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Felice del Molise declared an average taxable income of 16,196 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Felice del Molise is in climate zone D, with 1,917 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 548 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Felice del Molise has 1 pharmacy.

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 2.7% of the land in San Felice del Molise, 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 San Felice del Molise.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Felice del Molise: 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 San Felice del Molise 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 San Felice del Molise. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 070064. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.