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Sant'Agapito: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Isernia, 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: Viale Antonio Gramsci 2, Sant'Agapito.

Sant'Agapito, the hillside next to Isernia

Isernia is a few minutes away by car, and for Sant'Agapito that matters more than anything else: the village sits in the hills south-east of the provincial capital, among fields, olive groves and woods, with the Matese mountains closing the horizon. Many residents work or study in town and come back here in the evening.

The province of Isernia is made up of small villages, and with 1,339 residents Sant'Agapito ranks 13 out of 52 municipalities by population, with 1.7% of the provincial total. Since 2011 the fall has been modest, 3.5% according to Istat, the national statistics office, and the population is slightly younger than average: a mean age of 46.3 against 48.1, with over-65s at 26.9%. Foreign residents are 4.6%.

Buyers can choose between houses in the old core, with narrow, sloping streets, and newer homes built along the roads towards Isernia and in the countryside. For the latter, check access, drainage and distance from basic services carefully, as there are few in the village.

In the province of Isernia, municipalities are in seismic zone 1 (32) or zone 2 (20). Sant'Agapito is in zone 1, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.264 g, a high value. For an old masonry house you need an engineer's opinion on the structure; for a recent building, ask for the structural design and the final inspection certificate (collaudo).

For the address, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps and finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Hill village south-east of Isernia, facing the Matese.
  • Ranked 13 of 52 in the province by population.
  • Average age 46.3, below the provincial 48.1.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.264 g.

Overview

Sant'Agapito is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 1,339 residents, ranked 13 of 52 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Agapito 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 0.264 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sant'Agapito, 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 3.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Agapito declared an average taxable income of 20,001 euros, in line with the province (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sant'Agapito is in climate zone D, with 2,081 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 556 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Agapito has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 4.5% of the land in Sant'Agapito, 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 Sant'Agapito.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Agapito: 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 Sant'Agapito 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 21 inhabited census areas in Sant'Agapito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 98.9%

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 094044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.