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Alvignano: 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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Alvignano, the middle Volturno valley between Caiazzo and Dragoni

The Volturno flows to the south and hills rise behind: Alvignano is a farming municipality in the middle valley of the river, in the province of Caserta, between Caiazzo and Dragoni, built on the edge of the plain. Traces of ancient Cubulteria, a Samnite and later Roman town, lie within its boundaries, and the countryside around is olive groves, orchards and arable fields.

This is a place to buy for space and price. Detached houses, often with land, and flats in low-rise blocks cost far less than around Caserta. The trade-off is distance: Caserta is about thirty kilometres away, the A1 motorway is reached at Caianello or Capua, and there are 34 services in the village in all.

The population is falling. In 2023 there were 4,450 residents, 9.4% fewer than in 2011, or 464 people. The average age is 45.6, above the province of Caserta (43.1), over-65s make up 23.6% and foreign residents 4.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Seismic risk is medium to high. Alvignano is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 95 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.170 g. In the tuff or stone houses of the centre, what counts is the state of walls and floors and any work done; in newer buildings, the structural design and sign-off.

The two landscapes of the municipality carry different risks. Towards the Volturno and the streams feeding it, read the flood maps; in the hills, the landslide maps. The report checks both for the individual address.

Key points

  • Middle Volturno valley, between Caiazzo and Dragoni, ancient Cubulteria.
  • 4,450 residents, down 9.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration of about 0.170 g.
  • River and hills: check flooding and landslides.

Overview

Alvignano is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 4,450 residents, ranked 59 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alvignano 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 0.170 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Alvignano, 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 9.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, higher than the province average (43). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alvignano declared an average taxable income of 17,620 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Alvignano is in climate zone C, with 1,308 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 132 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alvignano has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 6.3% of the land in Alvignano, 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 no contaminated sites in Alvignano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alvignano: 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 Alvignano 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 29 inhabited census areas in Alvignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.9%
  • fair 94.9%
  • good 0.2%

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 061003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.