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Cervino: 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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Cervino, between Maddaloni and the Suessola valley

Cervino is a municipality in the Caserta hinterland, built where the plain between Maddaloni and Santa Maria a Vico meets the first hills. Caserta is a quarter of an hour away by car and Naples under an hour, and many residents work in those two directions. The town has a compact centre of courtyard houses and small apartment buildings, surrounded by fields, vegetable plots and newer houses along the connecting roads.

People buying in Cervino are mostly after space at low prices: houses and flats cost less than in Caserta or Maddaloni. In return you rely on the car, as public transport is limited, and the roads towards the Via Appia and Maddaloni clog up at rush hour. In the old centre, check the condition of tuff-stone houses, which have often been altered over time with extra floors added on top.

The population is young by Italian standards: an average age of 43.4, in line with the province (43.1), and over-65s at just 18.9%. Households are large, 2.57 people on average. In recent years, though, residents have been decreasing: 4,723 in 2023, 6.0% fewer than in 2011. Foreign residents make up 4.6%, and declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2, like 95 other municipalities in the province of Caserta, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.153 g. For a tuff building, or one with floors added at different times, ask a surveyor to check how the parts are tied together. On the slopes and along the channels coming down from the hills, the report checks landslides and flooding for the address.

Key points

  • Caserta hinterland, a quarter of an hour from Caserta.
  • Average age 43.4, households of 2.57 people.
  • 4,723 residents, down 6.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.153 g.

Overview

Cervino is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 4,723 residents, ranked 56 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cervino 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 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cervino, 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 6.0%. The estimated average age is 43 years, in line with the province. 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cervino declared an average taxable income of 15,305 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cervino is in climate zone C, with 1,392 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 152 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cervino has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

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 13.7% of the land in Cervino, compared with 10.5% 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 no contaminated sites in Cervino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cervino: 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 Cervino 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 34 inhabited census areas in Cervino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 16.0%
  • fair 84.0%

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 061028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.