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Ceppaloni: 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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Ceppaloni, a hill village on the edge of Benevento

Ceppaloni is a municipality in the Sannio, the hill country around Benevento, with its old centre on a rise and many hamlets scattered among fields, olive groves and vineyards. The town hall stands at around 370 metres. For many residents Benevento is the daily point of reference for work, secondary schools and the hospital, and it is a short drive away.

The housing stock consists of stone houses in the old core and of detached and single-family homes built in recent decades along the provincial roads and in the outlying districts. If you buy in a hamlet, expect to need a car for almost everything. On the clay slopes of the Sannio the report checks the official landslide maps for the address, and these must be read plot by plot.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,180 residents in 2023, down 5.8% since 2011. The average age is 47.9, above the provincial 46.5, and over-65s make up 26.3%. Foreign nationals account for 5.3%. Average incomes are slightly higher than in the province as a whole.

The Sannio is one of the most earthquake-prone parts of Campania. Ceppaloni is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.225 g, a high value. For a house built before modern seismic standards, it is sensible to have a surveyor check it, find out whether any strengthening work was done and review the paperwork for any building grants used. The climate zone is D, with moderate winters.

Key points

  • Sannio hills, a short distance from Benevento.
  • 3,180 residents, down 5.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, high acceleration: 0.225 g.
  • Many scattered hamlets, a car is needed.

Overview

Ceppaloni is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,180 residents, ranked 22 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ceppaloni 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 0.225 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ceppaloni, 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ceppaloni declared an average taxable income of 20,710 euros, above the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ceppaloni is in climate zone D, with 1,740 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 368 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ceppaloni has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 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 8.5% of the land in Ceppaloni, 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 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 Ceppaloni. 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 Ceppaloni: 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 Ceppaloni 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 40 inhabited census areas in Ceppaloni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 98.9%

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 062022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.