Fontegreca: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Caserta, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
Liveability index free for any address
Land sheet 6 free checks
Search for an address in Fontegreca
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 Roma 1, Fontegreca.
Fontegreca, the cypress wood and the Matese foothills
The name Fontegreca is linked above all to the Cipresseta, a cypress wood crossed by the Sava stream, with small waterfalls and footpaths, popular with walkers. The village stands at around 300 metres in the foothills of the Matese, in the northern part of the province of Caserta, towards the border with Molise.
It is a small municipality, far from the big towns: for work, secondary schools and hospital care people drive towards the Volturno valley and beyond. Homes are mostly masonry village houses, some renovated, others unused for years. It is worth viewing them with a surveyor and checking the roof, damp, wiring and plumbing, and whether extensions were properly permitted. This is climate zone D, with mild winters compared with the nearby mountains.
Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 749 residents in 2023, against 849 in 2011: a fall of 11.8%. The average age is 48.2, against 43.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 29.6%, well above the provincial 19.3%. Foreign residents account for 0.9%. Average declared income is slightly below the provincial figure.
Earthquakes are the most important check. Fontegreca is in seismic zone 2, like 95 other municipalities in the province of Caserta, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.240 g. For a masonry house, ask about structural work and the paperwork; for reinforced concrete, the design year and the structural sign-off.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality. From the address, the report finds the land parcel and checks landslides, slopes and proximity to watercourses on the official maps, which is useful for houses closer to the stream.
Key points
- Village in the Matese foothills, known for its cypress wood.
- 749 residents, down 11.8% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 29.6%, against 19.3% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.240 g.
Overview
Fontegreca is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 749 residents, among the smallest in the province (98 of 104).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fontegreca 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 0.240 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Fontegreca, 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 11.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (43). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fontegreca declared an average taxable income of 19,437 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fontegreca is in climate zone D, with 1,651 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 320 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fontegreca has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 5.4% of the land in Fontegreca, compared with 10.5% 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 no contaminated sites in Fontegreca.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fontegreca: 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 Fontegreca 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 Fontegreca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 99.3%
- good 0.7%
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 061034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.