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Durazzano: 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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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 Nicola Mazzola 1, Durazzano.

Durazzano, a Sannio village facing Caserta

Durazzano belongs to the province of Benevento, but it mostly faces south. The village sits on the western edge of the Sannio, the hill country around Benevento, and for many residents daily life revolves around the province of Caserta and the Naples area. Wooded hills rise behind it, the plain spreads out in front.

This border position shapes buyers' choices. People working around Caserta or Naples can live here and pay less for a house than on the plain, but they need to allow for the daily drive. The centre has stone and tuff houses on several floors, often in need of work; newer buildings are on the edges and along the access roads. The village has 1 pharmacy, 2 supermarket and 4 school sites.

It is a relatively young village for the inland areas: an average age of 44.2 against 46.5 for the province, with 20.3% over 65. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,066 residents in 2023, down 8.1% on 2011, and foreign nationals make up 1.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Durazzano is in seismic zone 2, like 29 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.153 g; 48 municipalities in the province are in zone 1, the highest. In tuff houses, have the walls and floors checked before buying.

On the slopes and along the gullies running down to the plain, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps, starting from the parcel found on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Hill village on the edge of the Sannio, facing Caserta.
  • Average age 44.2, below the province.
  • Population down 8.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.153 g.

Overview

Durazzano is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,066 residents, ranked 39 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Durazzano 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 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Durazzano, 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 8.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Durazzano declared an average taxable income of 16,833 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Durazzano is in climate zone D, with 1,591 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 286 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Durazzano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 8.2% of the land in Durazzano, 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 Durazzano. 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 Durazzano: 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 Durazzano 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 10 inhabited census areas in Durazzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 062028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.