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Boscoreale: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Passanti Flocco 1, Boscoreale.

Boscoreale, vineyards and Roman villas below Vesuvius

In Roman times the slopes of Vesuvius above Pompeii were farmland dotted with country villas. Boscoreale grew out of that landscape. Villa Regina, with its large buried wine jars, can still be visited, and a silver treasure found in a villa here is now in the Louvre. The vineyards are still there, and the municipality lies within the Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio wine area.

Today Boscoreale is a densely built town in the ring around Vesuvius, between Pompeii, Torre Annunziata, Boscotrecase and Scafati, linked to Naples by the Circumvesuviana railway. Homes range from old farmhouses and courtyards in the centre to apartment blocks on the edges. Beyond the structure, buyers should have a surveyor check that the property complies with planning rules before signing a preliminary contract.

One fact to know first: Boscoreale is in the red zone of the Vesuvius emergency plan, the area that the Civil Protection Department plans to evacuate if the volcano shows signs of reawakening. The municipal plan sets out exit routes and assembly points.

At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 25,933 residents, down 5.6% since 2011. The population is young, with an average age of 42.5 against 43.2 for the province and households of 2.72 people on average. Foreign nationals make up 3.9%. Average incomes are below those of the province of Naples.

In the province 76 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 16 in zone 3. Boscoreale is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.150 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, so the report finds the plot from the address and shows the landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Villa Regina and the Vesuvius vineyards above Pompeii.
  • Inside the red zone of the Vesuvius emergency plan.
  • Average age 42.5, households of 2.72 people.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.150 g.

Overview

Boscoreale is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 25,933 residents, ranked 30 of 92 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Boscoreale 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 0.150 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Boscoreale, 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 5.6%. The estimated average age is 42 years, in line with the province. 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Boscoreale declared an average taxable income of 17,677 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Boscoreale is in climate zone C, with 1,240 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 65 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Boscoreale has 23 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 16 grocery shops and supermarkets, 16 healthcare facilities and 11 sports facilities.

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 37.9% of the land in Boscoreale, compared with 34.9% 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 Boscoreale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Boscoreale: 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 Boscoreale 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 179 inhabited census areas in Boscoreale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.1%
  • fair 63.1%
  • good 34.8%

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 063008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.