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Baia e Latina: 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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Baia e Latina, the Volturno valley in northern Caserta province

The name joins two villages, Baia and Latina, which together form a single municipality in the Alto Casertano, in the Volturno valley. The land is largely flat and low-lying, at around 120 metres, farmed with fields and orchards, with hills and mountains closing off the valley on the horizon. Caserta and the larger towns of the province are the reference for work, hospital and secondary schools, a distance to cover by car.

Buyers will find two-storey village houses, homes built in recent decades with a yard or garden, and a few rural houses in the countryside. Planning compliance, always to be checked with a surveyor, and the condition of the systems are what matter. This is climate zone C, with mild winters and hot summers, so insulation and shading count for more in summer than in winter.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,014 residents in 2023, down 10.5% since 2011. The population is older than the provincial one: an average age of 46.2 against 43.1, with 24.4% over 65 against 19.3%. Foreign residents make up 4.9%. Declared incomes are below the Caserta average.

Baia e Latina is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.174 g in the built-up area. Older masonry houses need a check of load-bearing walls and floors; for newer ones, ask for the structural design and the final inspection certificate. In a river valley, the report reads the official flood maps for the address, which deserve a close look for properties nearest the river and canals.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report goes down to the plot.

Key points

  • Two villages in one municipality, in the Volturno valley.
  • Average age 46.2, above the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.174 g.
  • Near the river: official flood maps.

Overview

Baia e Latina is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,014 residents, ranked 74 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Baia e Latina 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 0.174 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Baia e Latina, 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 10.5%. 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 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Baia e Latina declared an average taxable income of 16,537 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Baia e Latina is in climate zone C, with 1,289 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 123 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Baia e Latina has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 2.0 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.1).

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 4.7% of the land in Baia e Latina, 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 Baia e Latina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Baia e Latina: 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 Baia e Latina 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 23 inhabited census areas in Baia e Latina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 94.8%
  • good 5.2%

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 061006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.