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Tavenna: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Campobasso, Molise. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Tavenna, a ridge village in eastern Molise

Tavenna sits on a ridge at about five hundred and fifty metres, in the province of Campobasso, in eastern Molise, in a landscape of ridges and open fields between the Apennines and the coast at Termoli.

It is a small place that has lost many residents: there were 581 in 2023, 234 fewer than the 815 of 2011, a fall of 28.7%. The average age is 56.0, against 47.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 41.8%, well above the provincial 26.5%. Foreign residents account for 4.8%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Buyers will mostly find houses in the old centre, often needing to be brought up to date, and a few newer homes on the edge of the village. Services have to be found elsewhere: secondary schools, the hospital and better-stocked shops are in the larger towns of coastal Molise or in Termoli. The climate, in zone D, brings mild winters for the altitude.

The province of Campobasso has three seismic zones: 11 municipalities are in zone 1, 64 in zone 2 and 9 in zone 3. Tavenna is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.134 g. For an old masonry house, have an engineer assess the walls, floors and roof before making an offer all the same.

The land registry can be consulted: on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps, the report finds the parcel matching the address. Some slopes in the Molise hills can be unstable, so landslide hazard is read on the official maps for the exact position.

Key points

  • Ridge village in eastern Molise, inland from Termoli.
  • 581 residents in 2023, down 28.7% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 41.8%, against 26.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.

Overview

Tavenna is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 581 residents, ranked 61 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tavenna is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 9 of 84 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.134 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 28.7%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (48). 42% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tavenna declared an average taxable income of 15,154 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tavenna is in climate zone D, with 1,919 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 550 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tavenna has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 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 2.8% of the land in Tavenna, compared with 4.3% 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 Tavenna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tavenna: 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 Tavenna 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 11 inhabited census areas in Tavenna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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

ISTAT code 070077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.