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Calvi: 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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Calvi, Sannio hills near Benevento

Calvi is a hill municipality in the Sannio area, in the province of Benevento, in a landscape of wheat fields, olive groves and vineyards alternating with small hamlets and scattered houses. The provincial capital is close, and for many residents Benevento is where they go for work, secondary schools, hospital and shopping.

For buyers the area mostly offers detached houses, often with land, and masonry village homes. Newer buildings are found along the main roads. The climate is zone D: cool winters and hot, dry summers. Before buying, find out how far the house is from the provincial road and what the roads are like in winter.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,504 residents in 2023, down 4.3% since 2011. The average age is 45.5, below 46.5 for the province, and 21.5% of residents are over 65, against 24.6% in the province. Foreign residents are few, 1.5%.

Sannio is one of the most earthquake-prone parts of Campania. Calvi is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification, like 47 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.260 g. For a masonry house it is important to know whether it has been seismically upgraded or improved, and with what permits; for a recent house, check the year and the design documents.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and the report traces the address back to the land parcel. In hilly country, the official landslide and flood maps are read for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Hill municipality in the Sannio, near Benevento
  • Average age 45.5, below 46.5 for the province
  • 2,504 residents, down 4.3% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.260 g

Overview

Calvi is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,504 residents, ranked 31 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calvi is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (48 of 78) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.260 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Calvi, 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calvi declared an average taxable income of 19,342 euros, in line with the province (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calvi is in climate zone D, with 1,755 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 376 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 8.5% of the land in Calvi, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Calvi. 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 Calvi: 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 Calvi 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 42 inhabited census areas in Calvi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 15.7%
  • fair 84.3%

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 062012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.