Torella del Sannio: 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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Torella del Sannio, high ground in inland Molise
Torella del Sannio is a hilltop village in inland Molise, in the province of Campobasso, with its town hall at around 840 metres. It is surrounded by farmed hills, pasture and woodland, and village life centres on the old core gathered at the top. For work, hospital care and secondary school, Campobasso, the provincial capital, is the place to go, by car.
Buyers will find stone village houses, often in need of renovation, and some newer homes on the edge of the village. At this altitude winters are cold, with snow possible, and heating costs need to be part of the sums. On the slopes the report measures the elevation and gradient of the plot and reads the official landslide hazard maps.
In 2023 there were 700 residents, 94 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 11.8%. The average age is 49.6 against 47.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 29.4%. The data show 4.29 schools and education sites per 1,000 residents, against 1.22 in the province. Average declared income is well below the provincial average.
Molise has municipalities in three different seismic zones of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification: in the province of Campobasso 11 are in zone 1, 64 in zone 2 and 9 in zone 3. Torella is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.236 g, a high value. Anyone buying an old stone house should have an engineer inspect it and ask whether any strengthening work was carried out after the earthquakes of recent decades, with the related paperwork.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report links the address to its land parcel.
Key points
- Hilltop village in the province of Campobasso, at around 840 metres.
- 700 residents, down 11.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.236 g.
- Schools: 4.29 per 1,000 residents, against 1.22 in the province.
Overview
Torella del Sannio is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 700 residents, ranked 54 of 84 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torella del Sannio is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.236 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Torella del Sannio, 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 11.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torella del Sannio declared an average taxable income of 15,256 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Torella del Sannio is in climate zone E, with 2,469 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 837 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torella del Sannio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.0% of the land in Torella del Sannio, 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 Torella del Sannio.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torella del Sannio: 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 Torella del Sannio 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 17 inhabited census areas in Torella del Sannio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 15.5%
- good 84.5%
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 070079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.