Casamicciola Terme: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Napoli, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Casamicciola Terme, spas and harbour on Ischia's north coast
Casamicciola Terme lies on the north coast of the island of Ischia, in the Bay of Naples, between the town of Ischia and Lacco Ameno, at the foot of Monte Epomeo. It grew up around its thermal springs and still lives on tourism: hotels with thermal pools, holiday lets, and a harbour with ferries and hydrofoils to the mainland. Its name has even entered the Italian language, where "casamicciola" means utter chaos, a memory of the 1883 earthquake that destroyed the town.
There are two sides to the place. Down below, between the harbour and the main square, there are shops, bars and blocks of flats, busy in summer; higher up, the streets climb steeply towards Epomeo, with scattered houses, terraces and gardens. A summer buyer looks at the distance to the beach and the ferry, while anyone planning to live here all year should bear in mind that the island empties in winter and many services mean a trip to Ischia Porto or the mainland. Tourism shows in the figures too: 6.74 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 4.49 in the Metropolitan City of Naples.
At the end of 2023 there were 7,568 residents, down 6.3% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is older than in the rest of the Naples area: an average age of 45.7 against 43.2, and over-65s at 22.5% against 20.0%.
Casamicciola is in seismic zone 2 on the scale of the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), like 75 other municipalities in the province. The expected ground acceleration, about 0.151 g, is an average over a wide area: Ischia is volcanic and its earthquakes are shallow, with effects concentrated in small zones. So ask for the year of construction, the type of structure and any work done, and have a surveyor confirm that the building has all its permits and that any amnesty applications (condoni) have been closed.
Above the town, the slopes of Epomeo are steep and cut by gullies running down to the sea. Landslide hazard has to be read for the exact address, and the report does so starting from the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), which cover the island too.
Key points
- Spas and harbour on Ischia's north coast, below Monte Epomeo.
- 6.74 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents.
- Seismic zone 2: a volcanic island with shallow earthquakes.
- Steep slopes above the town, landslide hazard checked by address.
Overview
Casamicciola Terme is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,568 residents, ranked 72 of 92 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casamicciola Terme is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (76 of 92) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.151 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Casamicciola Terme, 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 6.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, higher than the province average (43). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casamicciola Terme declared an average taxable income of 20,602 euros, in line with the province (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Casamicciola Terme 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 43 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casamicciola Terme has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 29.6% of the land in Casamicciola Terme, compared with 34.9% 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Casamicciola Terme, and one more has 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 Casamicciola Terme: 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 Casamicciola Terme 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 18 inhabited census areas in Casamicciola Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 71.8%
- good 28.2%
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 063019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.