Casal di Principe: 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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Casal di Principe, a young town in the Aversa countryside
Casal di Principe lies on the plain known as the agro aversano, west of Aversa, in a belt of farmland stretching towards the Domitian coast and the mouth of the Volturno. The town is compact, with an old core of courtyard houses and narrow streets surrounded by districts of detached houses and small blocks built over recent decades. Aversa, Caserta and Naples are where people go for work and many services.
Residents are young compared with the rest of the province of Caserta. The estimated average age is 40.6 against 43.1, 14.8% of residents are over 65 and households average 2.66 people. The population is growing: 21,497 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 3.2% since 2011. Foreign nationals make up 7.2% and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Most homes for sale are detached or semi-detached houses, often built in stages by families who added storeys and extensions over time. Before making an offer it is wise to have a surveyor check that what stands on the ground matches the building permits and the floor plans lodged with the land registry, and that any amnesty applications (condoni) have been closed.
Almost every municipality in the province of Caserta is in seismic zone 2: there are 96 of them. Casal di Principe is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.115 g. For a house with storeys added later, a structural check comes first, because an extra floor changes how a building behaves in an earthquake.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On a low, flat plain crossed by drainage channels, flood hazard is checked for the individual address.
Key points
- Aversa countryside, west of Aversa, towards the Domitian coast.
- Average age 40.6, with 14.8% over 65.
- Population up 3.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.115 g.
Overview
Casal di Principe is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 21,497 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 104).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casal di Principe 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 0.115 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Casal di Principe, 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 3.2%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casal di Principe declared an average taxable income of 16,184 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Casal di Principe is in climate zone C, with 1,094 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 16 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casal di Principe has 20 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 21 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
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 21.0% of the land in Casal di Principe, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.2 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 no contaminated sites in Casal di Principe.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casal di Principe: 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 Casal di Principe 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 40 inhabited census areas in Casal di Principe. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.9%
- fair 31.0%
- good 68.1%
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
- 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 061019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.