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Galluccio: 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 San Giacomo 1, Galluccio.

Galluccio, hills and hamlets in northern Caserta province

Galluccio lies in the Alto Casertano, the northern part of the province of Caserta, among hills and low mountains. The municipality is made up of several scattered hamlets, each with its own small centre, and the countryside is olive groves, woods and terraced farmland. For work and services people look to the larger towns nearby and to Caserta, and the A1 Autostrada del Sole runs a short distance away.

The hamlets are the first thing a buyer needs to understand: distances, roads and services change from one cluster to the next, and some houses can only be reached along narrow hill lanes. You will find stone village houses, rural homes and newer buildings with land. This is climate zone D, with moderate winters.

According to Istat, Italy's statistics office, there are 2,029 residents in 2023, down 9.4% on 2011. The population is older than the provincial one: an average age of 46.7 against 43.1, with 24.4% over 65 against 19.3%. Foreign residents make up 3.2%. Declared incomes are below the Caserta average.

Galluccio is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.125 g in the built-up area. Stone houses were often built in stages, so have an engineer check how walls and floors are connected and whether any structural work is documented. On the slopes the report reads the official landslide maps for the address, and near watercourses the flood maps.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, so the report can trace the address back to its plot.

Key points

  • Northern Caserta province, hills and scattered hamlets.
  • Average age 46.7, above the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.125 g.
  • Hamlets differ: compare roads and services.

Overview

Galluccio is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,029 residents, ranked 73 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Galluccio 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 0.125 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Galluccio, 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 9.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (43). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Galluccio declared an average taxable income of 17,635 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Galluccio is in climate zone D, with 1,787 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 368 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Galluccio has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports 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 4.7% of the land in Galluccio, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. 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 Galluccio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Galluccio: 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 Galluccio 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 32 inhabited census areas in Galluccio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 60.4%
  • good 39.6%

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 061039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.