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Ururi: 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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Ururi, an Arbëreshë village in the hills of lower Molise

Ururi is one of the Arbëreshë communities of Molise, founded by Albanian refugees who arrived in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The old Albanian dialect can still be heard in the village alongside Italian. The centre stands on a rise in the hills of lower Molise, inland from Termoli, surrounded by wheat fields, olive groves and vineyards.

It is a farming village, and people working elsewhere look to Termoli and the coast, both reachable by car. Its best-known tradition is the spring carrese, a race of carts drawn by oxen that involves the whole village. The housing stock is mostly masonry in the centre, with more recent houses on the edges. A village losing residents can offer large houses, but the condition of the structure needs careful checking.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,400 residents in 2023, down 14.1% on 2011. The average age is 47.9, in line with the 47.6 of the province of Campobasso, and foreign residents make up 6.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Lower Molise knows earthquake risk well. Ururi is in seismic zone 2, like 63 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.196 g. Before buying, ask whether the building has had seismic improvement work and ask to see the paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the land parcel from the address, measuring distances from the house to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • Arbëreshë community inland from Termoli.
  • Population down 14.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.196 g.
  • Foreign residents 6.2%, average age 47.9.

Overview

Ururi is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 2,400 residents, ranked 19 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ururi 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 0.196 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ururi, 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 14.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ururi declared an average taxable income of 17,878 euros, below the provincial average (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ururi is in climate zone D, with 1,647 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 262 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ururi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

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 3.3% of the land in Ururi, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Ururi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ururi: 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 Ururi 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 16 inhabited census areas in Ururi. 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 070083. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.