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Ailano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Caserta, Campania. 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: Via Maestri del Lavoro 1, Ailano.

Ailano, hill country in upper Caserta below the Matese

Ailano is part of the Alto Casertano, the inland, hilly part of the province of Caserta, where the last slopes of the Matese mountains drop towards the Volturno plain. The village stands at around 260 metres among olive groves and fields; the border with Molise is close, and for many services people look both to Piedimonte Matese and to Venafro.

Houses are mostly masonry in the old core, with newer homes along the approach roads. You need a car for secondary schools, hospital care and work. Winters are moderate (climate zone D). Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The village has been losing residents: in 2023 there were 1,165, 15.6% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is also older than the province of Caserta as a whole: an average age of 49.1 against 43.1, with over-65s at 28.8% against 19.3%. Foreign residents make up 1.7%.

Earthquakes deserve attention. Ailano is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 96 of the 104 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.214 g, a medium-high value. Before buying a masonry house, ask for the year of construction, the work done on walls and floors and the permits filed with the town hall.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Between the slopes and the flat land, landslide and flood hazard is read on the official maps for the exact address, not as an average for the village.

Key points

  • Upper Caserta hills, between the Matese and the Volturno plain.
  • Over-65s at 28.8%, against 19.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.214 g.
  • Cadastral maps published: from the address to the parcel.

Overview

Ailano is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,165 residents, ranked 89 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ailano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (96 of 104) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.214 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ailano, 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 15.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (43). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ailano declared an average taxable income of 18,764 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ailano is in climate zone D, with 1,575 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 260 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ailano 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 5.7% of the land in Ailano, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% 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 medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Ailano. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ailano: 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 Ailano 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 18 inhabited census areas in Ailano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 48.3%
  • good 51.7%

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 061001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.