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Capua: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Porta Roma 4, Capua.

Capua, the walled town in a bend of the Volturno

Capua sits inside a loop of the river Volturno, on the plain north-west of Caserta, and is still partly ringed by the bastioned fortifications built when it was a stronghold of the Kingdom of Naples. Ancient Capua, the city of the amphitheatre and of Hannibal, is in fact today's Santa Maria Capua Vetere, a few kilometres away: the present town grew on the site of Casilinum, where the Roman Via Appia crossed the river.

The historic centre is dense, made up of courtyard palazzi and churches, many of them in need of renovation. Outside the walls are the newer districts and outlying hamlets, including Sant'Angelo in Formis at the foot of Monte Tifata, with its frescoed Romanesque basilica. CIRA, the Italian aerospace research centre, is based in the municipality. For getting around there is a station on the Rome to Naples line via Cassino and a Capua junction on the A1 motorway.

At the end of 2023 there were 17,773 residents, 6.6% fewer than in 2011, a drop of 1,263. The province of Caserta is one of the youngest in Italy and Capua is older than average, with an estimated average age of 45.2 against 43.1 and over-65s at 22.2%. Foreign residents account for 9.8%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Almost the whole province is in seismic zone 2, as classified by Italy's Civil Protection Department: 96 municipalities, with 5 in zone 1 and 3 in zone 3. In Capua, expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.114 g. In old buildings of tuff stone and masonry, find out whether the floors have been rebuilt, with what materials, and whether the structure has been strengthened.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report finds the plot starting from the address. The Volturno wraps around the town, so for homes near the embankments and in the low parts of the plain, flood hazard should be checked for the address.

Key points

  • Walled town in a loop of the Volturno, built on ancient Casilinum.
  • Station on the Rome to Naples line via Cassino, junction on the A1.
  • Population down 6.6% since 2011; average age 45.2.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.114 g.

Overview

Capua is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 17,773 residents, ranked 13 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capua 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 0.114 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Capua, 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 6.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, higher than the province average (43). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 9.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capua declared an average taxable income of 21,815 euros, above the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capua is in climate zone C, with 1,091 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 25 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capua has 31 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 16 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 15 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 1.7 schools per 1,000 residents, more 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 13.2% of the land in Capua, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 7.0 hectares.

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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Capua, and 3 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Capua: 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 Capua 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 82 inhabited census areas in Capua. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.0%
  • fair 59.9%
  • good 36.1%

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 061015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.