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Cellole: 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: Viale delle Agavi 1, Cellole.

Cellole and Baia Domizia, the last stretch of Campania's coast

At the far north of Campania, where the Domitian coast approaches the mouth of the Garigliano and the border with Lazio, Cellole combines a farming town inland with a piece of holiday coastline. Part of Baia Domizia, the seaside resort that grew up between the pine woods and the beach, lies within its boundaries; the rest belongs to Sessa Aurunca, the municipality Cellole split from in the last century.

The housing market reflects both sides. Near the sea, second homes dominate: small villas and flats used in summer, often with systems and windows in need of replacement and with shared charges for gardens and private roads. In the town itself, among fields and greenhouses, there are detached houses for year-round residents. The number of bars and restaurants, 8.01 per 1,000 residents against 4.35 in the province, shows how much the summer season counts. Formia and Gaeta are within driving distance; Naples and Caserta are further.

There were 8,240 residents in 2023, up 7.2% on 2011. The estimated average age is 44.3, a little above that of the province of Caserta, still one of the youngest in Italy; over-65s make up 20.5%. Foreign residents account for 4.3%, and average incomes are below the provincial level.

Cellole is in seismic zone 2 of the national classification, like 96 municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is modest, about 0.090 g. In seaside houses built quickly during the boom years, check the concrete, which salty air damages, and make sure the building work was properly authorised.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, so the report reaches the plot and helps check that the house matches its registered layout. The low plain towards the Garigliano and the drainage channels should be checked for flooding, address by address.

Key points

  • Part of the Baia Domizia resort is here: many holiday homes by the sea.
  • 8.01 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents: summer counts.
  • Population up 7.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.090 g.

Overview

Cellole is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 8,240 residents, ranked 35 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cellole 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 0.090 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cellole, 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% 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 Cellole declared an average taxable income of 18,702 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cellole is in climate zone C, with 1,074 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 17 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cellole has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 13.0% of the land in Cellole, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cellole. 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 Cellole: 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 Cellole 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 58 inhabited census areas in Cellole. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 24.2%
  • good 39.8%
  • very good 35.9%

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 061102. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.