San Pietro Avellana: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Isernia, Molise. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
Liveability index free for any address
Land sheet 6 free checks
Search for an address in San Pietro Avellana
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 San Rocco 1, San Pietro Avellana.
San Pietro Avellana, mountain village of upper Molise
Beech and Turkey oak woods, pastures and snowy winters: San Pietro Avellana is a mountain village in upper Molise, at around nine hundred and fifty metres, in the part of the province of Isernia that borders Abruzzo. It is known for truffles, celebrated every year with a market fair, and for the woods around it.
For buyers the choice is between houses in the village centre, often stone-built and on several levels, and scattered homes outside it. Services, secondary schools and hospitals mean driving to larger towns, and mountain roads in winter need to be factored in.
Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 408 residents in 2023, down 24.0% on the 537 of 2011. The average age is 52.8, against 48.1 in the province; over-65s make up 36.5%, against 27.6%, and foreign nationals 3.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Italy's Civil Protection Department classifies San Pietro Avellana in seismic zone 1, like 31 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.258 g in the village, a high value. For a masonry house, a structural assessment is the first document to ask for, before even discussing price: year of construction, any strengthening work, and the state of the roof and floors.
Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Landslides on the slopes and stream flooding are read at the individual spot on the official maps.
Key points
- Mountain village in upper Molise, close to the Abruzzo border.
- Residents down 24.0% since 2011, over-65s at 36.5%.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.258 g.
- Stone houses: ask for a structural assessment before talking price.
Overview
San Pietro Avellana is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 408 residents, ranked 42 of 52 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Pietro Avellana is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (32 of 52) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.258 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Pietro Avellana, 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 24.0%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Pietro Avellana declared an average taxable income of 17,427 euros, below the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Pietro Avellana is in climate zone E, with 2,739 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 960 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Pietro Avellana has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 1.4% of the land in San Pietro Avellana, compared with 3.4% 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 Pietro Avellana.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Pietro Avellana: 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 Pietro Avellana 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 16 inhabited census areas in San Pietro Avellana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.0%
- fair 95.0%
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 094043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.