Cusano Mutri: 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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Cusano Mutri, a stone village on the Titerno in the Matese
Grey stone houses packed together, stepped lanes, arches and alleys climbing to the mother church: Cusano Mutri is one of the best preserved medieval villages in the Sannio area. It lies on the Benevento side of the Matese massif, along the Titerno stream, inside the massif's protected area, and the town hall stands at around 500 metres. Every year its mushroom festival brings visitors from all over Campania.
Buying here means choosing between houses in the old village, often on several levels and reachable only on foot, newer buildings on the edge of town, and scattered houses in the countryside, where people keep animals and grow chestnuts and olives. In the old village, look at access, parking, damp and the state of the roofs. Benevento and Caserta can be reached by car, but the road is long and winding. Average declared incomes are well below the provincial level.
In 2023 there were 3,737 residents, down 10.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.0 is close to the 46.5 of the province of Benevento, and over-65s make up 26.3%. Foreign residents are under one per cent, at 0.9%.
Earthquakes are the first thing to consider. Cusano Mutri is in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department (the national emergency agency), like 47 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.264 g, a high value. For a stone house in the old village you need a survey by an engineer and the paperwork for any structural work. Climate zone D brings cold winters at this altitude.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps. Between the Titerno gorges and the Matese slopes, the report checks gradient, landslides and closeness to the stream for the address.
Key points
- Medieval stone village on the Titerno, Benevento side of the Matese.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.264 g.
- 3,737 residents in 2023, down 10.7% since 2011.
- Old-village houses often reachable only on foot: check access.
Overview
Cusano Mutri is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,737 residents, ranked 15 of 78 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cusano Mutri is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (48 of 78) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.264 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Cusano Mutri, 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 10.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cusano Mutri declared an average taxable income of 14,587 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cusano Mutri is in climate zone D, with 1,935 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 475 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cusano Mutri has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.
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 3.7% of the land in Cusano Mutri, 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 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cusano Mutri. 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 Cusano Mutri: 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 Cusano Mutri 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 26 inhabited census areas in Cusano Mutri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 8.6%
- fair 91.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 062026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.