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Vinchiaturo: 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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Vinchiaturo, on the Matese side of Campobasso

Vinchiaturo is one of the municipalities growing around Campobasso, which is unusual in Molise. The town sits on a hill south-west of the regional capital, on the road that runs down towards Bojano and the Matese mountains on one side and the Benevento area on the other. Its position at a crossroads has made it a place of passing traffic and small shops and businesses.

For buyers, the main advantage is the short drive to Campobasso, with its offices, hospital and university. The town has a compact old centre and a newer part with detached houses and small blocks of flats. Winters are cold (climate zone E in the Italian heating classification), and in a large house heating is a real cost: ask for actual bills from recent years.

There were 3,371 residents in 2023, up 4.1% since 2011, that is 133 more people. The average age of 45.3 is lower than in the province (47.6), and over-65s are 21.8% against 26.5% provincially. Foreign residents account for 3.2%.

The figure to dwell on is the seismic one. Vinchiaturo is in zone 1, the highest hazard level in the Civil Protection classification, along with 10 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.251 g. The Matese area has a long record of strong earthquakes. Before buying, ask for the structural design, the year of construction and any upgrading work: in zone 1 these make a concrete difference to both value and safety.

Key points

  • Growing town south-west of Campobasso, towards the Matese.
  • Residents up 4.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest: acceleration 0.251 g.
  • Cold winters: check real heating costs.

Overview

Vinchiaturo is a municipality in the province of Campobasso, in Molise. At the end of 2023 it had 3,371 residents, ranked 14 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vinchiaturo is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 11 of 84 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.251 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vinchiaturo, 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 grown by 4.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vinchiaturo declared an average taxable income of 19,423 euros, in line with the province (19,995 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vinchiaturo is in climate zone E, with 2,159 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 620 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vinchiaturo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 6.9% of the land in Vinchiaturo, 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 open contaminated sites in Vinchiaturo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vinchiaturo: 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 Vinchiaturo 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 39 inhabited census areas in Vinchiaturo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 070084. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.