Sessano del Molise: 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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Sessano del Molise, a mountain village near Isernia
At almost 800 metres in the hills and mountains of the province of Isernia, Sessano del Molise is a mountain village with cold winters (climate zone E) and land made up of woods, pasture and fields. The village itself is small and compact; for work, secondary schools and the hospital the reference town is Isernia, reached by car on hill and mountain roads.
The population is elderly: the estimated average age is 54.3, against 48.1 in the province of Isernia, with over-65s at 36.8% against 27.6%. In 2023 there were 682 residents, down 8.3% on the 744 of 2011. Foreign residents make up 2.2%, and average declared income is lower than in the province.
Seismic hazard here needs to be taken seriously. In the province, 32 municipalities are in zone 1 and 20 in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification; Sessano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.248 g, a high value. That is a good reason to have the structure of a masonry house examined before buying: the thickness and quality of the walls, floors, roof, and any tie rods or reinforced ring beams.
Houses in the village are mostly old stone buildings, often on two or three levels, along with a few more recent ones. At this altitude insulation and heating weigh on running costs, so ask for the actual bills from the last few winters. The report measures elevation and slope at the address and checks the official landslide maps.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Sessano del Molise: the report traces the address to the land parcel and the building.
Key points
- Mountain village above 700 metres, province of Isernia.
- Average age 54.3, against 48.1 in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.248 g.
- 682 residents, down 8.3% since 2011.
Overview
Sessano del Molise is a municipality in the province of Isernia, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 682 residents, ranked 27 of 52 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sessano del Molise 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 0.248 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Sessano del Molise, 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sessano del Molise declared an average taxable income of 16,776 euros, below the provincial average (20,102 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sessano del Molise is in climate zone E, with 2,472 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 796 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sessano del Molise has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.
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 3.1% of the land in Sessano del Molise, 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 medium. 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 Sessano del Molise.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sessano 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 Sessano 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 26 inhabited census areas in Sessano del Molise. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.0%
- fair 38.6%
- good 56.4%
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 094049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.