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Frignano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Caserta, 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: Corso Italia 1, Frignano.

Frignano, in the Aversa countryside north of Naples

Frignano belongs to the agro aversano, the fertile plain north-west of Aversa that has become part of the large built-up area spreading north of Naples. The land is flat, at around thirty metres above sea level, and the town is surrounded by other towns of the plain, so closely that in places it is hard to tell where one ends and the next begins.

Buyers mostly choose between newer low-rise blocks and case a corte, the traditional courtyard houses of the area, with a main gate, an entrance passage and an inner yard, often split between several families. With a courtyard house, check ownership and shared parts carefully before signing, since yards and stairs are frequently held in common. If you work in Aversa, Caserta or Naples, look at the distance to the main roads and try the journey at rush hour.

This is a young town. The estimated average age is 41.5, against 43.1 for the province of Caserta, and over-65s make up 17.2% (19.3% in the province). At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 8,922 residents, up 2.2% on 2011, with foreign residents at 3.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Frignano is in seismic zone 2, like 96 of the 104 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.124 g. Tufa courtyard houses have often been raised or altered over the years, so ask whether floors have been added, under which permits, and whether an engineer has checked the structure.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to the land parcel. In such a densely built area it also helps to know what can be reached on foot: the report measures services from the exact location of the property.

Key points

  • Agro aversano, the plain north-west of Aversa and north of Naples.
  • Courtyard houses: check ownership, shared parts and added floors.
  • Average age 41.5, younger than the province (43.1).
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.124 g.

Overview

Frignano is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 8,922 residents, ranked 32 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Frignano 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 0.124 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Frignano, 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 grown by 2.2%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (43). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Frignano declared an average taxable income of 17,438 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Frignano is in climate zone C, with 1,101 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 30 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Frignano has 9 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 18.4% of the land in Frignano, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Frignano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Frignano: 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 Frignano 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 22 inhabited census areas in Frignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 25.9%
  • good 74.1%

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 061037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.