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Castelpagano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Benevento, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Castelpagano, the upper Tammaro towards Molise

On the high ground of inland Sannio, in the upper Tammaro area, Castelpagano looks towards the border with Molise. It is a land of pasture, wheat fields and woods, swept by the wind, with scattered houses and a small centre. The larger towns people turn to for the hospital, offices and secondary schools are Benevento, the provincial capital, and Campobasso, across the regional border.

People buying here want space and quiet, and must accept distances and hill roads for every service. Village houses are mostly masonry, built close together along sloping streets; in the countryside there are farmsteads and farmhouses, often with land. Cold winters (climate zone E) and wind make insulation and windows important.

In 2023 there were 1,334 residents, down 13.8% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.0 (46.5 in the province of Benevento) and over-65s are 29.2%, against 24.6% in the province. Foreign residents are 3.9%, and average incomes are well below the provincial average.

Castelpagano is in seismic zone 1, like 47 other municipalities in Sannio, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.207 g. Before buying an old masonry house, get an engineer's opinion on the structure, and for a ruin to restore, estimate the cost of strengthening first.

For the address, the report checks the official landslide maps, the gradient and the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Upper Tammaro village, between Benevento and the Molise border.
  • 1,334 residents, down 13.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.207 g.
  • Old masonry houses: have the structure checked.

Overview

Castelpagano is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,334 residents, ranked 58 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelpagano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (48 of 78) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.207 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castelpagano, 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 13.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelpagano declared an average taxable income of 13,917 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelpagano is in climate zone E, with 2,217 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 630 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelpagano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 4.5% of the land in Castelpagano, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Castelpagano. 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 Castelpagano: 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 Castelpagano 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 35 inhabited census areas in Castelpagano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.0%
  • fair 97.0%

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

ISTAT code 062017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.