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Cicciano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Napoli, 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: Via Caserta 1, Cicciano.

Cicciano, in the Nola area on the Circumvesuviana line

Cicciano lies in the north-eastern hinterland of the province of Naples, in the Nola area, where the plain starts rising towards the hills that separate it from Irpinia. Nola is the nearby town for the hospital, offices and secondary schools, while Naples is reached by train or along the motorways that cross the area.

The railway is the Circumvesuviana, the local line network around Vesuvius: its Naples to Nola and Baiano line has a station in the town. Cicciano is compact, with an old centre ringed by low blocks of flats and family houses, and the countryside still close. Compared with the towns pressed against Naples, building here is less dense and houses with a garden or courtyard are more common.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,359 residents in 2023, down 2.7% on 2011. The average age (44.2) is slightly above the provincial figure (43.2), in one of the youngest provinces in the country. Foreign nationals are few, 2.4%, and households average 2.48 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Recorded services include 18 schools and 9 healthcare facilities.

The 1980 Irpinia earthquake was felt across Campania, and many houses in the area were repaired or rebuilt in the following years. Cicciano is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 76 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.183 g. For a building from that period, ask for the records of the work and the structural sign-off certificate. Vesuvius has its own emergency plan, with zones set by the Civil Protection Department that are worth knowing.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the Nola plain, storm water drains into the lagni, the old reclamation channels, and low ground near them should be checked on the official flood maps.

Key points

  • Station on the Circumvesuviana Naples to Nola and Baiano line.
  • Foreign nationals 2.4%, households of 2.48 people on average.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.183 g.
  • Near the lagni channels: check flood hazard at the address.

Overview

Cicciano is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 12,359 residents, ranked 55 of 92 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cicciano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (76 of 92) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.183 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cicciano, 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cicciano declared an average taxable income of 19,378 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cicciano is in climate zone C, with 1,048 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 50 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cicciano has 18 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.5 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).

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 27.8% of the land in Cicciano, compared with 34.9% 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 Cicciano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cicciano: 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 Cicciano 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 50 inhabited census areas in Cicciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.8%
  • fair 27.8%
  • good 67.4%

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 063027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.