Sant'Angelo del Pesco: 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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Sant'Angelo del Pesco, upper Molise above the Sangro valley
Sant'Angelo del Pesco is a village in upper Molise, above eight hundred metres, on the slope facing the Sangro valley and the border with Abruzzo. The land is mountainous, with woods, pastures and fields, and winters are cold. The main services are some way off: for the hospital, secondary schools and public offices people drive to Isernia or to the Abruzzo towns in the valley.
Houses in the village are mostly stone, many belonging to emigrant families who come back in summer. A buyer should look at insulation and heating, the state of the roof and any structural work done over the years. The report checks the official landslide maps at the address, which are useful on land made of slopes.
There were 317 residents in 2023, down 13.9% on 2011, according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office. The estimated average age is 53.5, against 48.1 in the province of Isernia, and over-65s make up 34.7%. Foreign residents account for 4.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Earthquakes are a real issue throughout the province: 32 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 20 in zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale. Sant'Angelo del Pesco is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.211 g, a medium to high value. For a stone house, ask when it was built, whether it has been strengthened and for the paperwork on the work, and have a surveyor look at it.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Upper Molise above 800 metres, facing the Sangro valley.
- 317 residents in 2023, down 13.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.211 g.
- Stone houses: ask about any structural work.
Overview
Sant'Angelo del Pesco is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 317 residents, ranked 44 of 52 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Angelo del Pesco is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 20 of 52 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.211 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Sant'Angelo del Pesco, 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 13.9%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Angelo del Pesco declared an average taxable income of 15,965 euros, below the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Angelo del Pesco is in climate zone E, with 2,487 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 805 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Angelo del Pesco has 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.5 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 2.6% of the land in Sant'Angelo del Pesco, 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'Angelo del Pesco.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Angelo del Pesco: 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'Angelo del Pesco 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 6 inhabited census areas in Sant'Angelo del Pesco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 6.5%
- fair 93.5%
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
- 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 094046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.