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Dugenta: 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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Dugenta, lowland Sannio towards the Volturno

Dugenta is a lowland municipality in the province of Benevento. It lies in the south-western part of the Sannio area, on the plain that runs down towards the Volturno river, near the border with the province of Caserta. The landscape is agricultural, with fields, orchards and scattered houses, and the village has grown along its main roads rather than around an old core.

That position shapes daily life. For work and services many people look both to Benevento and to the Caserta area, and a car is essential. The market offers mostly detached houses, often with land or a yard, and small blocks of flats built in recent decades. The climate is mild, zone C.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,652 residents (2023), down 3.6% since 2011. The average age is 46.2, in line with the provincial 46.5, over-65s make up 24.4% and foreign residents 4.7%.

Sannio is an earthquake area to take seriously. Dugenta is in zone 2, like 29 other municipalities in the province, while 48 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.160 g. For a building put up before recent standards, ask for the structural design and the permits for any work done.

On a plain crossed by watercourses, the official flood maps need careful reading. The report checks them at the exact address, because conditions change from one part of the municipality to another. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Lowland Sannio, towards the Volturno
  • Between Benevento and the Caserta area, car essential
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.160 g
  • 2,652 residents, down 3.6% since 2011

Overview

Dugenta is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,652 residents, ranked 29 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dugenta is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 78 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Dugenta, 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 3.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dugenta declared an average taxable income of 18,505 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dugenta is in climate zone C, with 1,170 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 55 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Dugenta has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.

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 11.3% of the land in Dugenta, 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

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Dugenta. 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 Dugenta: 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 Dugenta 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 29 inhabited census areas in Dugenta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.3%
  • fair 90.4%
  • good 0.3%

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 062027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.