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Caianello: 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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Caianello, upper Caserta province on the A1 motorway

In the northern part of the province of Caserta, Caianello is a hill village that many drivers know from the A1 motorway exit bearing its name. Being next to the A1, Italy's main north-south motorway, is the most useful practical point for residents: Caserta and Naples to the south, Cassino and Rome to the north can all be reached by car without slow roads.

The village has a compact old centre and a newer part along the approach roads, with detached houses and small apartment blocks. Around it are fields, olive groves and hills. The climate zone is D, so winters are cooler than on the coast, and in older houses insulation and heating systems make a real difference to bills.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,756 residents in 2023, down 1.5% since 2011. The average age is 45.7, higher than the 43.1 of the province of Caserta; over-65s make up 22.4%. Foreign residents are 5.2% and households average 2.40 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes need attention. Caianello is in seismic zone 2, like 95 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.130 g. Before buying a masonry house, ask for the building records and check whether any strengthening work has been done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Hill village in upper Caserta province, with an A1 motorway exit.
  • Residents down 1.5% since 2011, over-65s at 22.4%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.130 g.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Caianello is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,756 residents, ranked 79 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caianello 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 0.130 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Caianello, 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 1.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, higher than the province average (43). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caianello declared an average taxable income of 18,217 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caianello is in climate zone D, with 1,521 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 236 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caianello has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 7.5% of the land in Caianello, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Caianello. 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 Caianello: 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 Caianello 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 24 inhabited census areas in Caianello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 14.0%
  • fair 86.0%

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 061008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.