Campolattaro: 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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Campolattaro, a village above the Tammaro reservoir
Below Campolattaro there is a man-made lake: the dam on the river Tammaro created a large reservoir, now partly a nature reserve visited by migrating birds and birdwatchers. The village sits at around 430 metres in the hills of the Sannio, north of Benevento, among fields, olive groves and vineyards. Benevento is the town people rely on for work, secondary schools and the hospital.
The landscape around the lake is one reason some people choose to buy here. Houses in the centre are built of masonry, with newer ones along the access roads; out in the countryside there are rural houses and old farmsteads.
In 2023 Campolattaro had 975 residents, 109 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 10.1% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.9, against 46.5 in the province, and over-65s make up 29.0%, against 24.6%. Foreign residents are 4.4%. The village has 7 bars and restaurants.
The Sannio is seismically active. Campolattaro is in seismic zone 1, the highest class used by the Civil Protection Department, like 48 of the 78 municipalities in the province of Benevento, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.264 g. Many houses in the province were repaired after the 1980 earthquake: for a property from that period, ask for the paperwork on the work and its final inspection, and for older houses get an engineer to check the structure.
Revenue Agency cadastral maps cover the municipality. The report finds the land parcel from the address and compares it with the official landslide and flood maps, which deserve a close look for land near the lake and the river.
Key points
- Village above the Tammaro reservoir, now a nature reserve.
- Seismic zone 1, like 48 municipalities in the province.
- 975 residents in 2023, 109 fewer than in 2011.
- Expected acceleration 0.264 g: ask for the works paperwork.
Overview
Campolattaro is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 975 residents, ranked 67 of 78 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Campolattaro 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 0.264 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Campolattaro, 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 10.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Campolattaro declared an average taxable income of 18,708 euros, in line with the province (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Campolattaro is in climate zone D, with 1,853 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 430 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Campolattaro has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.
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 5.9% of the land in Campolattaro, 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
According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Campolattaro. 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 Campolattaro: 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 Campolattaro 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 26 inhabited census areas in Campolattaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.5%
- fair 99.5%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 062013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.