Castello di Cisterna: 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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Castello di Cisterna, a dense town next to Pomigliano
Castello di Cisterna is small in area and heavily built up, on the plain north-east of Naples, next to Pomigliano d'Arco and Brusciano. The built-up area runs almost seamlessly into the neighbouring towns, and much of the land is taken up by homes, roads and industrial sheds. Pomigliano, with its large car-making industrial zone, is the main source of work, and the Circumvesuviana suburban railway line to Baiano runs through the area towards Naples.
The market is mostly low-rise blocks of flats and houses built in the second half of the twentieth century, many of them extended over time. Before buying, check that any added floors, enclosed balconies or extensions appear in the building permits and the cadastral floor plan, because discrepancies can hold up both the mortgage and the deed of sale.
This is a young town. The average age is 41.0, against 43.2 for the Metropolitan City of Naples, and over-65s are 16.6% (the metropolitan figure is 20.0%). At the end of 2023 there were 7,794 residents, up 4.6% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with households of 2.77 people on average. Foreign residents are 2.1%, and average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial level.
On the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), Castello di Cisterna is in seismic zone 2, like 75 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.173 g. The plain feels earthquakes from the Campanian Apennines. In a building with floors added in different years, have a structural engineer assess it before you sign.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report works back from an address to the plot. It also checks the flood maps, which matter on such a paved-over plain even away from any watercourse.
Key points
- Small, densely built town next to Pomigliano d'Arco.
- Average age 41.0, over-65s at 16.6%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.173 g.
- Extensions and enclosed balconies: check permits and cadastre.
Overview
Castello di Cisterna is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,794 residents, ranked 69 of 92 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castello di Cisterna 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 0.173 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Castello di Cisterna, 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 4.6%. 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 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castello di Cisterna declared an average taxable income of 21,081 euros, in line with the province (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castello di Cisterna is in climate zone C, with 1,021 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 34 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castello di Cisterna has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 8 sports facilities.
There are 0.1 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 43.6% of the land in Castello di Cisterna, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Castello di Cisterna. 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 Castello di Cisterna: 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 Castello di Cisterna 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 31 inhabited census areas in Castello di Cisterna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.0%
- fair 98.0%
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 063025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.