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Bellona: 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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Bellona, below the hills north of Capua

Bellona lies at the foot of the first hills north of Capua, a few kilometres from the river Volturno, in the province of Caserta north of Naples. Caserta is about twenty minutes by car and the Capua junction on the A1 motorway is close, so the town also works as a residential base for people employed around Caserta or further south towards Naples. Stations on the Rome to Naples line via Cassino are in neighbouring towns.

Bellona is growing, unlike many inland towns in the south. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,998 residents in 2023, up 5.1% since 2011, and the population is young: average age 41.9 against 43.1 in the province, over-65s at 18.0%, households of 2.57. Foreign nationals are 5.5%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers find town houses on two or three floors, often with several flats belonging to one family, and detached homes in the newer areas. With buildings that have grown through successive additions, check before completion that what stands on the ground matches the approved plans and the cadastral floor plans. For a town of this size there is no shortage of places to eat and drink: the data list 41 cafés and restaurants, above the provincial rate per resident.

Almost the whole province of Caserta is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department classification: 96 of its 104 municipalities, Bellona included, with expected ground acceleration in the town of about 0.121 g. Tufa-stone houses in the centre need a close look at floors, ring beams and any extra storeys added over the years.

Towards the plain and the channels running down to the Volturno some areas can flood, while on the hillsides landslides are a consideration; the report checks both sets of maps for the address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.

Key points

  • North of Capua, close to Caserta and the A1 motorway.
  • Population up 5.1% since 2011.
  • Average age 41.9, households of 2.57.
  • Seismic zone 2: in tufa houses, check floors and added storeys.

Overview

Bellona is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 5,998 residents, ranked 49 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bellona 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 0.121 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bellona, 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 grown by 5.1%. The estimated average age is 42 years, in line with the province. 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bellona declared an average taxable income of 18,004 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bellona is in climate zone C, with 1,190 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 74 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bellona has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 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 15.3% of the land in Bellona, 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 Bellona.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bellona: 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 Bellona 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 33 inhabited census areas in Bellona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 14.1%
  • good 84.9%

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 061007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.