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Ciorlano: 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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Ciorlano, upper Caserta province near the Molise border

Ciorlano is a small village in the upper part of the province of Caserta, in the Volturno valley area near the border with Molise, at around 330 metres. The land is hills, olive groves and woods, with the Matese mountains as a backdrop. For work, hospital and secondary schools people head to Venafro, Piedimonte Matese or Caserta, all reached only by car.

The village is much older than its province: in Ciorlano the estimated average age is 51.6, against 43.1 for the province, and over-65s make up 31.4%, against 19.3% provincially. There were 363 residents in 2023, 17.5% fewer than the 440 of 2011. Foreign residents are 6.9%.

Buyers find stone and masonry village houses, often with floors added over time, and a few country houses. Before signing, check at the town hall that the building complies with planning rules, and look at the roof, services and walls. Declared incomes are below the provincial average and the village has few services.

This part of Campania is seismic. Ciorlano is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, with 95 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.229 g. For old masonry houses, especially those with added floors, a structural survey before buying is the most important check. On the slopes, the official landslide maps for the address count.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Upper Caserta province village, near the Molise border.
  • Average age 51.6, against 43.1 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.229 g.
  • Houses extended over time: check planning compliance and structure.

Overview

Ciorlano is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 363 residents, among the smallest in the province (104 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ciorlano 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 0.229 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ciorlano, 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 17.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (43). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ciorlano declared an average taxable income of 17,009 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ciorlano is in climate zone D, with 1,674 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 330 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ciorlano has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 2.8% of the land in Ciorlano, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Ciorlano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ciorlano: 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 Ciorlano 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 9 inhabited census areas in Ciorlano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 45.2%
  • good 54.8%

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 061030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.