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Cimitile: 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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Cimitile, the early Christian basilicas next to Nola

Cimitile takes its name from the Christian cemetery that grew up here in late Roman times around the tomb of Saint Felix. That burial ground became the complex of early Christian basilicas linked to Saint Paulinus, bishop of Nola, one of the most important of its period in southern Italy. The town is joined to Nola, on the plain east of Naples, and the two run into each other with no real gap.

The plain around Nola is densely built up, and Cimitile especially so: almost half the municipality is covered by houses, roads and warehouses. Work centres on Nola, with its large wholesale and logistics hub (the CIS and the Interporto freight village), and on Naples, reached by car or by the rail lines that start from Nola. Housing is mainly blocks of three or four floors, courtyard houses in the older core and detached homes further out. Declared incomes are slightly below the average for the province of Naples.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,887 residents in 2023, down 2.9% on 2011. The average age of 43.5 and the share of over-65s, 19.3%, are almost the same as the provincial figures, which are among the youngest in Italy. Households have 2.50 people on average. Foreign residents make up 4.1%. Services in the data are basic, and for the hospital, offices and larger shops people go to Nola.

The province of Naples has 76 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 16 in zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification. Cimitile is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.181 g, a medium to high value. Buyers should ask for the structural design and the certificate of fitness for occupation, and check that any added floors or extensions have planning permission or a completed amnesty application.

The Nola plain is crossed by channels that collect water running off the nearby hills, and after heavy rain some areas flood: the report checks the hazard for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, which lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Early Christian basilicas of Saint Felix, right next to Nola.
  • Almost half the municipality is built up.
  • 6,887 residents, down 2.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.181 g.

Overview

Cimitile is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 6,887 residents, ranked 73 of 92 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cimitile 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 0.181 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cimitile, 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cimitile declared an average taxable income of 20,943 euros, in line with the province (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cimitile is in climate zone C, with 1,031 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 40 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cimitile has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 43.9% of the land in Cimitile, 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 Cimitile.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cimitile: 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 Cimitile 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 24 inhabited census areas in Cimitile. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 43.9%
  • good 56.1%

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 063028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.