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Bucciano: what to know before buying a home

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

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Bucciano, the Caudina valley below the Taburno

Bucciano is one of the villages of the Valle Caudina, in the province of Benevento, on the slopes of the Taburno massif. The centre lies below 300 metres, with houses climbing towards the mountain and the open valley in front, crossed by the road linking Benevento to the Caserta and Naples area.

For work the references are Benevento, Caserta and the Naples area, all reachable by car. Some houses are in the old masonry core, others are newer multi-storey buildings along the roads. Buyers should look carefully at the building's age and structural quality, which varies a lot from one building to the next.

Istat, the national statistics institute, puts the average age in Bucciano at 42.9, lower than 46.5 for the province, with households of 2.42 members on average. There were 1,969 residents in 2023, down 5.2% from 2,077 in 2011. Foreign residents are few, at 1.9%. Incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected acceleration of 0.179 g in the built-up area. The Sannio area has known major earthquakes: for an older house, ask for documents on any seismic strengthening and have a surveyor check it.

On the Taburno slopes the report shows the official landslide maps for the address, and on the valley floor the flood maps. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Caudina valley, on the slopes of the Taburno.
  • Average age 42.9, below the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.179 g.
  • Building age and structure to check case by case.

Overview

Bucciano is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,969 residents, ranked 45 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bucciano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 78 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.179 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bucciano, 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 5.2%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bucciano declared an average taxable income of 17,832 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bucciano is in climate zone D, with 1,573 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 276 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bucciano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

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 10.7% of the land in Bucciano, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Bucciano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bucciano: 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 Bucciano 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 12 inhabited census areas in Bucciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.4%
  • fair 92.6%

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 062010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.