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Tufara: 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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Tufara, a village in Molise's Fortore valley

In the upper Fortore valley, in the province of Campobasso, Tufara stands on high ground at about 400 metres, with the houses of the old centre packed around the top of the village and open farmland falling away towards the river. Within Molise it is known for its carnival, whose main figure is the masked Devil.

The village has emptied quickly. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 776 residents at the end of 2023, down 20.7% since 2011, when there were 978. The average age is 53.1 against 47.6 in the province, over-65s make up 35.7% (against 26.5% provincially) and foreign residents just 1.2%. Average incomes are also below the provincial level.

For a buyer, this means a market with few sales and many family houses, often old and in need of work. Before deciding, look at the roof and walls, the wiring and plumbing, and what it would cost to make the house fit to live in all year round: this is climate zone D, with cool winters. For work and larger services, people drive to Campobasso or to the towns in the valley.

Earthquakes are the issue to take seriously. Tufara is in seismic zone 2, like 64 of the 84 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.169 g. For masonry houses in the old centre, ask whether seismic upgrading has been carried out and under which permits.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the slopes towards the Fortore, landslide hazard is checked on the official maps for the location of the house.

Key points

  • Village in the upper Fortore valley, province of Campobasso.
  • Population down 20.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 53.1, against 47.6 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2: expected acceleration about 0.169 g.

Overview

Tufara is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 776 residents, ranked 51 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tufara 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 0.169 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tufara, 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 20.7%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tufara declared an average taxable income of 15,629 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tufara is in climate zone D, with 1,910 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 420 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tufara 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 3.5% of the land in Tufara, 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 Tufara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tufara: 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 Tufara 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 10 inhabited census areas in Tufara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.6%
  • fair 93.4%

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 070082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.