Giugliano in Campania: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Napoli, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Giugliano in Campania, from the inland town to Lake Patria
Giugliano in Campania has two sides. The old centre and the districts that grew around it sit on the plain north-west of Naples, while the municipal area runs all the way to the sea at Varcaturo, part of Licola and Lake Patria. In between are farmland, retail parks and housing built over recent decades along the Domitiana road and the Asse Mediano expressway.
For a buyer, the specific area matters more than any town-wide average. Near the coast many homes are small villas or low blocks first built as holiday houses, and where building went up quickly it is sensible to ask for the planning permits and any amnesty paperwork (condono) before completion. Inland you find recent apartment blocks next to the old courtyard houses of the centre. Anyone commuting to Naples should allow for heavy traffic on the fast roads.
This is a young and growing town. At the end of 2023 there were 124,209 residents, up 14.2% on 2011, or 15,416 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 40.4, against 43.2 for the province of Naples, and over-65s make up 14.9%. Households average 2.70 people, high by Italian standards, and foreign residents account for 5.2%.
Giugliano is in seismic zone 2, like 75 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.145 g. Part of its territory also lies in the red zone of the Campi Flegrei volcanic area, as defined in the emergency plan of the Civil Protection Department. If you are looking in that belt, read the plan and ask about the condition of the structure, especially in reinforced concrete buildings from the 1970s and 1980s.
In the low-lying land around Lake Patria and along the drainage channels, flood hazard changes from one street to the next and should be checked for the exact address.
Key points
- From the inland town to the sea at Varcaturo and Lake Patria.
- 124,209 residents, up 14.2% since 2011.
- Average age 40.4, against 43.2 in the province.
- Seismic zone 2; part of the area is in the Campi Flegrei red zone.
Overview
Giugliano in Campania is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 124,209 residents, the second most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giugliano in Campania is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (76 of 92) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.145 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Giugliano in Campania, 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 14.2%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (43). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giugliano in Campania declared an average taxable income of 19,723 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Giugliano in Campania is in climate zone C, with 1,207 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 97 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giugliano in Campania has 88 schools and 35 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 59 grocery shops and supermarkets, 47 healthcare facilities, 72 sports facilities and 9 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 26.4% of the land in Giugliano in Campania, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 7.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 15 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Giugliano in Campania, and 7 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Giugliano in Campania: 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 Giugliano in Campania 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 408 inhabited census areas in Giugliano in Campania. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.6%
- fair 26.4%
- good 71.0%
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 063034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.