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Forchia: 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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Forchia, the Caudine valley along the Via Appia

Forchia is a village in the Valle Caudina, on the Via Appia linking Benevento to Caserta and Naples, in the area that tradition ties to the Caudine Forks, the pass where the Samnites forced the Romans to surrender. Today it is a small, residential municipality at about 280 metres, among the mountains that enclose the valley.

The most interesting figure is age. Forchia is a young village: the average age is 42.1 against 46.5 in the province of Benevento, and over-65s are 17.5%, against 24.6% provincially. There were 1,202 residents in 2023, only 2.9% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and foreign residents make up 1.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Caserta and the Naples area are reached along the Appia. Homes are mostly independent houses and small blocks built in recent decades, alongside the older houses of the core. Winters are cool (climate zone D).

Earthquakes need considering. Forchia is in seismic zone 2 of the national classification managed by the Civil Protection Department, like 30 of the 78 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of 0.179 g. For a house built before recent standards, ask for the design, the sign-off certificate and any upgrading work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report reaches the land parcel from the address. At the foot of the slopes and along the gullies, landslides and flooding are checked on the official maps for the exact house.

Key points

  • Valle Caudina, on the Via Appia between Benevento and Caserta.
  • Over-65s at 17.5%, against 24.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.179 g.
  • Average age 42.1, below the provincial 46.5.

Overview

Forchia is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,202 residents, ranked 62 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Forchia 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 0.179 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Forchia, 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (46). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Forchia declared an average taxable income of 16,173 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Forchia is in climate zone D, with 1,583 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 282 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Forchia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

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 12.1% of the land in Forchia, 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 medium. 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 Forchia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Forchia: 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 Forchia 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 18 inhabited census areas in Forchia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 18.6%
  • fair 81.4%

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

ISTAT code 062032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.