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Toro: 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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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 San Francesco D'Assisi 1, Toro.

Toro, a hill village east of Campobasso

Campobasso is close by, and for Toro that makes a difference: residents can work in the city, take children to school and get to hospital without long journeys. The village stands on a rise among cultivated fields and woods, with the old centre gathered around its churches and newer houses along the approach roads.

Houses in the centre are stone and masonry, often on several levels, reached by lanes and steps. Anyone wanting more space will find detached houses with a vegetable garden and a few farmhouses in the countryside. The climate is that of zone E: cold winters, sometimes with snow, and heating costs to budget for.

This is an older population. Over-65s make up 31.9%, against 26.5% for the province of Campobasso, and the average age is 51.4 (47.6 in the province). In 2023 there were 1,221 residents, 15.8% fewer than the 1,450 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Foreign nationals account for 3.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

On the seismic side, Toro is in zone 2, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.216 g. For a stone house, ask whether strengthening work has been done and whether the file has been closed at the town hall.

From the address, the report reaches the land parcel using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, published for the whole municipality. On the often clay-rich hills of Molise, the report compares the position of the house with the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Hilltop village a short drive from Campobasso.
  • Over-65s at 31.9%, against 26.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.216 g.
  • Stone houses: ask about strengthening work and closed files.

Overview

Toro is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 1,221 residents, ranked 34 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Toro 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 0.216 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Toro, 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 15.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Toro declared an average taxable income of 17,021 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Toro is in climate zone E, with 2,113 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 588 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Toro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.4% of the land in Toro, 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 Toro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Toro: 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 Toro 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 9 inhabited census areas in Toro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 24.6%
  • good 75.4%

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

ISTAT code 070080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.