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Gallo Matese: 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: Via Lago 1, Gallo Matese.

Gallo Matese, lake and mountain in the province of Caserta

The province of Caserta also has a mountain side, and Gallo Matese belongs to it: a village at around 900 metres, on the Matese massif, overlooking an artificial lake ringed by woods and pasture. The climate is that of the Apennines, climate zone E, with cold winters and snowfall.

The village is far from the main towns and services are few: for secondary schools, the hospital and shops you have to drive down the valley, and mountain roads lengthen the journey. Buyers here are usually looking for a house close to nature, even if only for the summer months. Old stone houses should be checked for roof, damp and heating, and it is worth seeing how you reach the house in snow.

Gallo Matese has lost many residents: 454 in 2023, 29.9% fewer than the 648 of 2011. The population is much older than the province's, with an average age of 54.9 against 43.1 and over-65s at 35.9% against 19.3%. Foreign residents account for 1.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, the municipality is in zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, like 96 of the 104 municipalities in the province of Caserta, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.252 g in the built-up area, a high value. A house built before seismic standards needs a structural assessment and documents for any work done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In the mountains and near the lake, landslides on the slopes and flooding streams are read for the exact address on the official maps.

Key points

  • Mountain village on the Matese, by Lake Gallo.
  • Average age 54.9, against 43.1 in the province.
  • 454 residents, down 29.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.252 g.

Overview

Gallo Matese is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 454 residents, among the smallest in the province (102 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gallo Matese 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 0.252 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Gallo Matese, 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 29.9%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (43). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gallo Matese declared an average taxable income of 14,809 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gallo Matese is in climate zone E, with 2,739 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 875 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gallo Matese has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 2.2% of the land in Gallo Matese, 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 Gallo Matese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gallo Matese: 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 Gallo Matese 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 11 inhabited census areas in Gallo Matese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 58.5%
  • good 41.5%

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 061038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.