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Capodrise: 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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Capodrise, a young town between Caserta and Marcianise

Capodrise is a small lowland municipality squeezed between Caserta, Marcianise, San Nicola la Strada and Recale, part of the built-up belt that has grown around the provincial capital on the plain the Romans called Campania felix. Its territory is small and almost entirely developed: roughly half the land is built on. The Royal Palace of Caserta and the shopping and industrial area of Marcianise are a few minutes away.

People buy here mainly to be close to Caserta for less money. The housing is a mix of three- and four-storey blocks, courtyard houses from the old farming village and small villas on the edges. Green space is scarce and traffic on the connecting roads is heavy at peak times. The report measures how far schools, pharmacies, bus stops and shops are from the address, which varies a lot from street to street.

The population is younger than the provincial average. There were 10,029 residents in 2023, up 2.6% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office; the estimated average age is 40.3 against 43.1 for the Caserta area, over-65s are just 15.4%, and families are large, 2.68 people on average. Foreign residents make up 3.1%. Average incomes are slightly above the provincial figure.

Earthquake hazard is medium to high. Capodrise is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 96 municipalities in the province, with expected acceleration of about 0.131 g. Many blocks were built, or had floors added, before current standards: for a flat, ask for the design year, the structural sign-off (collaudo) and proof that the building is lawful, including any amnesty applications (condono).

On the plain, flood exposure depends on local ground levels and drainage and is checked address by address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the building's plot.

Key points

  • On the plain between Caserta and Marcianise, about half of it built on.
  • Average age 40.3, over-65s at 15.4%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.131 g.
  • Blocks with added floors: ask for design, sign-off and amnesty papers.

Overview

Capodrise is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 10,029 residents, ranked 28 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capodrise 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 0.131 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Capodrise, 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 grown by 2.6%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (43). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capodrise declared an average taxable income of 20,968 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capodrise is in climate zone C, with 1,109 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 34 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capodrise has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 7 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.1).

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 50.3% of the land in Capodrise, 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 no contaminated sites in Capodrise.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capodrise: 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 Capodrise 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 23 inhabited census areas in Capodrise. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 6.8%
  • good 92.8%

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 061013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.