Castelvetere in Val Fortore: 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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Castelvetere in Val Fortore, high hills towards Molise
The name gives the location away: Castelvetere lies in the Fortore valley, in the part of the province of Benevento that faces Molise. It is a high hill village, with the town hall at around 700 metres, surrounded by open fields and woodland. Benevento is the provincial capital and the place to go for offices, the hospital and secondary schools, reached by car along inland roads.
The population figures are the most striking. In 2023 there were 962 residents against 1,389 in 2011, a drop of 30.7%. The estimated average age is 57.2, compared with 46.5 for the province, and over-65s are 45.6% of residents against 24.6% provincially. Foreign residents account for 0.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
For a buyer, then, it matters which services are still within easy reach. The report measures the distance from the house to the nearest pharmacy, school and supermarket, and shows how many facilities there are per resident compared with the rest of the province.
This part of southern Italy is earthquake country. In the province 48 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 30 in zone 2; Castelvetere is one of the latter, in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.168 g. For a stone house in the old centre, ask what structural work has been done and when.
Cold winters (climate zone E) and windy slopes make the roof, windows and heating system important. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report uses them to go from the street address to the land parcel.
Key points
- High hill village in the Fortore valley, province of Benevento.
- Population down 30.7% since 2011, over-65s at 45.6%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration 0.168 g.
- Cold winters: check the roof, windows and heating.
Overview
Castelvetere in Val Fortore is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 962 residents, ranked 68 of 78 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelvetere in Val Fortore is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 78 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.168 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Castelvetere in Val Fortore, 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 30.7%. The estimated average age is 57 years, higher than the province average (46). 46% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 0.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelvetere in Val Fortore declared an average taxable income of 12,672 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelvetere in Val Fortore is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 706 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelvetere in Val Fortore has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 parks and green areas.
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 Castelvetere in Val Fortore, compared with 7.4% 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 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Castelvetere in Val Fortore. 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 Castelvetere in Val Fortore: 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 Castelvetere in Val Fortore 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 16 inhabited census areas in Castelvetere in Val Fortore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 18.5%
- fair 81.5%
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 062020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.