Casola di Napoli: 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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Casola di Napoli, at the foot of the Lattari mountains
By number of residents Casola di Napoli ranks 85 out of the 92 municipalities of the metropolitan city of Naples: a small town in a province of large ones. It lies on the lower slopes of the Monti Lattari, the range that separates the Bay of Naples from the Amalfi Coast, next to Gragnano and not far from Castellammare di Stabia.
The town is tightly built, with houses of several storeys, steep lanes and little open space; uphill, the land gives way to woods and old terraces. For work and services people look to Castellammare, the Nocera area or Naples. Average declared incomes are well below the provincial average.
The population is young. At the end of 2023 there were 3,641 residents, 5.5% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with an average age of 40.9 against 43.2 in the province and over-65s at 16.9%. Households are large, with 2.85 members on average, and foreign residents are only 0.7%.
Seismic hazard is moderate: Casola is in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 16 municipalities in the province, while the other 76 are in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.111 g. Many masonry houses here have had one or two floors added over the years, so before buying, find out whether the extra storeys were designed and signed off by an engineer.
The limestone slopes of the Lattari are covered with volcanic soils that can slide in heavy rain, so the landslide map needs reading at the exact address, which is what the report does. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the land parcel is found from the address.
Key points
- On the lower slopes of the Monti Lattari, next to Gragnano.
- Average age 40.9, younger than the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.111 g.
- Volcanic soils on the slopes: check landslide maps for the address.
Overview
Casola di Napoli is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,641 residents, among the smallest in the province (85 of 92).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casola di Napoli is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 16 of 92 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.111 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.5%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 0.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casola di Napoli declared an average taxable income of 16,233 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Casola di Napoli is in climate zone C, with 1,293 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 170 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casola di Napoli has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 20.0% of the land in Casola di Napoli, 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 no contaminated sites in Casola di Napoli.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casola di Napoli: 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 Casola di Napoli 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 14 inhabited census areas in Casola di Napoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 74.9%
- good 25.1%
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 063022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.