San Giorgio La Molara: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Benevento, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Giorgio La Molara, high hills north-east of Benevento
San Giorgio La Molara is a hill village north-east of Benevento, at around 650 metres, in a landscape of wheat fields, pasture and woodland rising towards the Fortore area. The old centre is compact, with stone houses packed against one another; outside the village there are scattered farms and rural houses. Winters are cold and windy, climate zone E.
For buyers, most homes on offer are stone houses needing renovation, often on two or three floors. Benevento is a drive away and is where people go for the hospital, public offices and secondary schools. Anyone thinking of a second home or of returning to a family village should allow plenty of time for building work.
Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counts 2,723 residents (2023), down 10.7% since 2011. The average age is 47.7, against 46.5 in the province, and 27.8% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 2.2%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.
The municipality is in seismic zone 1, like 48 of the 78 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.237 g. For a stone house this is the first thing to check: ask whether any seismic strengthening has been carried out, including with public grants, and have walls, floors and roof inspected.
The clay slopes of this area call for care. The report measures the gradient at the address and checks the official landslide maps.
Key points
- Hills at around 650 metres north-east of Benevento, towards the Fortore
- 2,723 residents, down 10.7% since 2011
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.237 g
- Stone houses to renovate, cold winters
Overview
San Giorgio La Molara is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,723 residents, ranked 28 of 78 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giorgio La Molara is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (48 of 78) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.237 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Giorgio La Molara, 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 10.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giorgio La Molara declared an average taxable income of 15,186 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giorgio La Molara is in climate zone E, with 2,284 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 667 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giorgio La Molara has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 4.9% of the land in San Giorgio La Molara, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.
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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in San Giorgio La Molara. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Giorgio La Molara: 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 Giorgio La Molara 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 74 inhabited census areas in San Giorgio La Molara. 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 062059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.