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Castelpoto: 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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For example: Via Armando Diaz 2, Castelpoto.

Castelpoto, a hillside village west of Benevento

From Castelpoto, Benevento is a few minutes' drive away: the village sits on the hills west of the city, at around 290 metres, looking towards the Calore valley. The old centre is grouped at the top, while newer houses have spread along the roads leading down into countryside of olive groves, vines and arable land.

For many residents, Castelpoto is about being close to the city: people work or study in Benevento and come home to the hills. So detached houses and small villas with some land are in demand. In the historic centre houses are small and brick or stone-built, often on several levels with steep stairs.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 1,146 residents in 2023, against 1,326 in 2011, a fall of 13.6%. The average age is 47.9, compared with 46.5 in the province, and 26.6% of residents are over 65. Declared incomes are just below the provincial average.

The Benevento area is earthquake country. Castelpoto is in seismic zone 1, the highest class on the Civil Protection Department scale, along with 47 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.239 g. This should drive the choice: ask for the year of construction, the type of structure, any upgrading work and the paperwork for it before making an offer.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On the hillsides slope and landslides, and on lower ground towards the river flooding, are checked on the official maps for each plot.

Key points

  • Hills west of Benevento, towards the Calore valley.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.239 g.
  • 1,146 residents in 2023, down 13.6% since 2011.
  • Houses with land for people working in Benevento.

Overview

Castelpoto is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,146 residents, ranked 64 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelpoto 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 0.239 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castelpoto, 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 13.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelpoto declared an average taxable income of 17,876 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelpoto is in climate zone D, with 1,603 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 293 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelpoto 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 5.7% of the land in Castelpoto, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Castelpoto. 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 Castelpoto: 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 Castelpoto 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 11 inhabited census areas in Castelpoto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.2%
  • fair 93.8%

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 062018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.