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Bacoli: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Napoli, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Giulio Cesare 1, Bacoli.

Bacoli, Baia, Miseno and the ground movement of the Campi Flegrei

Bacoli occupies the western tip of the Campi Flegrei, the volcanic area west of Naples, where Cape Miseno closes off the Gulf of Pozzuoli. Within a few kilometres there are Lake Miseno, Lake Fusaro with the Casina Vanvitelliana hunting lodge, the castle of Baia, the Piscina Mirabilis Roman reservoir and the underwater archaeological park of Baia, where Roman villas slipped under the sea as the ground sank.

It is a seaside municipality with heavy summer tourism: there are 9.72 cafés and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 4.49 across the province. The villages differ a great deal, from Baia and Miseno on the gulf to Fusaro and Torregaveta on the Cuma side, where the Cumana railway to Naples ends. Many homes are second homes or summer lets.

Bradyseism, the slow rise and fall of the ground, comes first. Bacoli is in the red zone of the Campi Flegrei, the area that the Civil Protection Department plans to evacuate ahead of any eruption. Since 2005 the ground around Pozzuoli has been rising, and the earthquake swarms of recent years have been felt here too. The municipality is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.165 g, but the national map does not fully capture the shallow local quakes. Buyers should ask whether the building has been inspected after the tremors and have a surveyor assess its structure.

At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 25,195 residents, down 5.5% since 2011. The town is older than the province of Naples, with over-65s at 23.4% against 20.0% and an average age of 45.7. Foreign nationals make up 1.7%.

The tuff cliffs and the crater slopes can give way, and the report checks this for the address using official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastre, so the report goes from the address to the plot.

Key points

  • Baia, Miseno and Fusaro, in the Campi Flegrei red zone.
  • 9.72 cafés and restaurants per 1,000 residents.
  • Over-65s at 23.4%, against 20.0% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, plus bradyseism to consider.

Overview

Bacoli is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 25,195 residents, ranked 32 of 92 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bacoli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (76 of 92) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.165 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bacoli, 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, higher than the province average (43). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bacoli declared an average taxable income of 21,037 euros, in line with the province (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bacoli is in climate zone C, with 1,071 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 30 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bacoli has 21 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 14 healthcare facilities, 23 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

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 39.3% of the land in Bacoli, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Bacoli. 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 Bacoli: 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 Bacoli 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 108 inhabited census areas in Bacoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.7%
  • fair 45.8%
  • good 51.5%

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 063006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.