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Castel di Sasso: 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 Principe di Piemonte 1, Castel di Sasso.

Castel di Sasso, the Monte Maggiore hills near Caserta

North of Caserta, beyond the plain, the hills rise towards the Monte Maggiore group, covered in woods and olive groves. Castel di Sasso is one of the small municipalities of this area, made up of several settlements scattered among the hills, with country houses, vegetable plots and farmland.

For work, secondary schools and the hospital, people travel to Caserta and the towns on the plain by car: the hill roads are narrow and journey times need careful planning. Homes are mostly family houses, often built or extended in stages, and rural houses with land. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The population is older than the rest of the province of Caserta: an average age of 48.3 against 43.1, over-65s at 28.4% against 19.3% provincially. In 2023 there were 1,034 residents, 13.3% fewer than in 2011. Households average 2.42 people and foreign nationals account for 2.2%.

Most of the province of Caserta is in seismic zone 2: Castel di Sasso is one of these 96 municipalities, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.131 g. In houses that were enlarged or raised at different times, ask for the building permits and have an engineer check how the different sections were joined.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and from the address the report reaches the land parcel, useful where houses are scattered and field boundaries are not obvious. On the slopes, landslide hazard and gradient are read on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Hill municipality in the Monte Maggiore group, north of Caserta.
  • Average age 48.3, against 43.1 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.131 g.
  • Population down 13.3% since 2011.

Overview

Castel di Sasso is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,034 residents, among the smallest in the province (93 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castel di Sasso 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 Castel di Sasso, 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 13.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (43). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castel di Sasso declared an average taxable income of 17,335 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castel di Sasso has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 5.1% of the land in Castel di Sasso, 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 Castel di Sasso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castel di Sasso: 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 Castel di Sasso 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 22 inhabited census areas in Castel di Sasso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.4%
  • fair 95.6%

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 061024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.