Can you buy a house in Molise for 1 euro?

Some comuni in Molise have run one-euro schemes. We have 1 on file, of which 1 is open or selling now: Castropignano (reported open). Every scheme comes with a deposit and renovation deadlines, and the renovation is the real price.

Is Molise losing population?

95% of Molise's comuni with comparable figures had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and the region's comuni as a whole changed by -5.3%. The steepest declines are almost always in the smallest towns.

Does Molise qualify for Italy's 7% tax on foreign pensions?

Yes, in part. 133 of Molise's 136 comuni have 20,000 residents or fewer, which with the region is the location test for the 7% flat tax on foreign pension income. The pension must be foreign-sourced and you must not have been tax-resident in Italy for the previous five years.

Where are the cheapest houses in Molise?

In the small inland comuni that are losing people fastest — the list on this page is a good place to start. Genuinely cheap houses come from three places: one-euro schemes, Italian court auctions, and owners selling privately, often with no agent at all.

Molise · 136 comuni

Moving to Molise

Molise is Italy's second-smallest region, between Abruzzo and Puglia, mostly hills and mountain villages. Of its 136 comuni, 95% had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and 133 of them sit inside Italy's 7% pension-tax zone.

This page is for anyone looking at houses for sale in Molise or thinking of moving there: which towns need people most, the one-euro schemes, and every comune in the region with its own page.

Updated September 2026 · figures from ISTAT

136
comuni: 95%
of them shrinking since 2019: -5.3%
population change, 2019–2025: 133
towns in the 7% tax zone

1 euro houses in Molise

These are the one-euro and cheap-house schemes we have on file in Molise. Status is what we last confirmed — always read the comune's own notice before you plan around one.

CastropignanoReported open

The house is rarely the expensive part. Read what the one-euro houses really cost before bidding on anything.

The towns in Molise that most need people

Ranked by the Need Index: how fast the town is losing residents and how old its people are. These are where houses sit empty longest, where owners are most willing to sell, and where comuni run schemes to fill them.

1San Biase-24.4% · 124
2Castelmauro-21.2% · 1,120
3Montelongo-19.4% · 279
4Montemitro-18.7% · 274
5Roccavivara-20.4% · 596
6Castellino del Biferno-23.4% · 423
7Pietrabbondante-18% · 579
8San Pietro Avellana-19.5% · 396
9Tavenna-17.7% · 559
10Castelbottaccio-16.8% · 228
11Poggio Sannita-15.3% · 530
12Lupara-15.6% · 394
13Macchia Valfortore-14.9% · 456
14Ripabottoni-14.5% · 419
15Capracotta-13.7% · 749

The 7% tax towns in Molise

A foreign pensioner who moves their tax residence to a comune of 20,000 people or fewer here pays a flat 7% on all foreign income for nine years. 133 of Molise's comuni meet that size test.

See every 7% tax town in Italy, or read how retiring to Italy works.

Every comune in Molise

All 136, by province. Each has its own page with its population trend, median age, scheme status and neighbours.

Campobasso · 84

Acquaviva Collecroce · Baranello · Bojano · Bonefro · Busso · Campobasso · Campochiaro · Campodipietra · Campolieto · Campomarino · Casacalenda · Casalciprano · Castelbottaccio · Castellino del Biferno · Castelmauro · Castropignano · Cercemaggiore · Cercepiccola · Civitacampomarano · Colle d'Anchise · Colletorto · Duronia · Ferrazzano · Fossalto · Gambatesa · Gildone · Guardialfiera · Guardiaregia · Guglionesi · Jelsi · Larino · Limosano · Lucito · Lupara · Macchia Valfortore · Mafalda · Matrice · Mirabello Sannitico · Molise · Monacilioni · Montagano · Montecilfone · Montefalcone nel Sannio · Montelongo · Montemitro · Montenero di Bisaccia · Montorio nei Frentani · Morrone del Sannio · Oratino · Palata · Petacciato · Petrella Tifernina · Pietracatella · Pietracupa · Portocannone · Provvidenti · Riccia · Ripabottoni · Ripalimosani · Roccavivara · Rotello · Salcito · San Biase · San Felice del Molise · San Giacomo degli Schiavoni · San Giovanni in Galdo · San Giuliano del Sannio · San Giuliano di Puglia · San Martino in Pensilis · San Massimo · San Polo Matese · Sant'Angelo Limosano · Sant'Elia a Pianisi · Santa Croce di Magliano · Sepino · Spinete · Tavenna · Termoli · Torella del Sannio · Toro · Trivento · Tufara · Ururi · Vinchiaturo

Isernia · 52

Acquaviva d'Isernia · Agnone · Bagnoli del Trigno · Belmonte del Sannio · Cantalupo nel Sannio · Capracotta · Carovilli · Carpinone · Castel del Giudice · Castel San Vincenzo · Castelpetroso · Castelpizzuto · Castelverrino · Cerro al Volturno · Chiauci · Civitanova del Sannio · Colli a Volturno · Conca Casale · Filignano · Forlì del Sannio · Fornelli · Frosolone · Isernia · Longano · Macchia d'Isernia · Macchiagodena · Miranda · Montaquila · Montenero Val Cocchiara · Monteroduni · Pesche · Pescolanciano · Pescopennataro · Pettoranello del Molise · Pietrabbondante · Pizzone · Poggio Sannita · Pozzilli · Rionero Sannitico · Roccamandolfi · Roccasicura · Rocchetta a Volturno · San Pietro Avellana · Sant'Agapito · Sant'Angelo del Pesco · Sant'Elena Sannita · Santa Maria del Molise · Scapoli · Sessano del Molise · Sesto Campano · Vastogirardi · Venafro

Moving to Molise: questions people ask

Can you buy a house in Molise for 1 euro?: Some comuni in Molise have run one-euro schemes. We have 1 on file, of which 1 is open or selling now: Castropignano (reported open). Every scheme comes with a deposit and renovation deadlines, and the renovation is the real price.
Is Molise losing population?: 95% of Molise's comuni with comparable figures had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and the region's comuni as a whole changed by -5.3%. The steepest declines are almost always in the smallest towns.
Does Molise qualify for Italy's 7% tax on foreign pensions?: Yes, in part. 133 of Molise's 136 comuni have 20,000 residents or fewer, which with the region is the location test for the 7% flat tax on foreign pension income. The pension must be foreign-sourced and you must not have been tax-resident in Italy for the previous five years.
Where are the cheapest houses in Molise?: In the small inland comuni that are losing people fastest — the list on this page is a good place to start. Genuinely cheap houses come from three places: one-euro schemes, Italian court auctions, and owners selling privately, often with no agent at all.

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