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Aversa: 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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Aversa, a Norman town on the plain between Naples and Caserta

Aversa was the first Norman county in southern Italy, and its old centre still shows it, with the cathedral of San Paolo, dozens of churches and noble palazzi built around inner courtyards. The town sits on the plain between Naples and Caserta, known as the agro aversano, and today serves the surrounding villages as a service centre: a hospital, secondary schools, the Napoli Nord law court and the architecture and engineering courses of the Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli.

The municipality is small and almost entirely built up, with little open land between the old centre and the newer districts. What changes hands is mostly flats, either in modern blocks or in old courtyard palazzi split among many owners, where shared areas, courtyards and planning permits need careful checking. The station on the Naples to Rome railway makes Aversa practical for anyone working in Naples.

At the end of 2023 there were 49,544 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 6.2% on 2011. Aversa ranks number 2 by population in the province of Caserta and holds 5.5% of its residents. The average age is 44.3 against 43.1 in the province, and foreign residents make up 6.5%. Average declared incomes are higher than in the province.

Services are plentiful for the population. There are 53 healthcare facilities, 1.07 per 1,000 residents against 0.53 in the province, and 428 bars and restaurants.

Aversa is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 95 other municipalities around Caserta, with an expected acceleration of about 0.135 g. In historic tuff buildings, the condition of the vaults matters, along with the work done over time, often by different owners with no overall plan: a surveyor's visit before the preliminary contract avoids surprises. The Revenue Agency publishes the land registry maps and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Norman town with a cathedral, a university and the Napoli Nord court.
  • 49,544 residents, down 6.2% since 2011.
  • Healthcare: 1.07 facilities per 1,000 residents.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.135 g.

Overview

Aversa is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 49,544 residents, the second most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aversa 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 0.135 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Aversa, 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 6.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aversa declared an average taxable income of 23,299 euros, above the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aversa is in climate zone C, with 1,119 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 39 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aversa has 71 schools and 17 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 41 grocery shops and supermarkets, 53 healthcare facilities, 46 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.

There are 1.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 66.1% of the land in Aversa, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Aversa; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aversa: 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 Aversa 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 78 inhabited census areas in Aversa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 14.2%
  • good 85.8%

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 061005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.