Gricignano di Aversa: 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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Gricignano di Aversa, young families on the Aversa plain
Gricignano di Aversa is one of the towns of the agro aversano, the fertile and now heavily built-up plain between Naples and Caserta, east of Aversa. Over recent decades the old farming village has spread with new districts, warehouses and business parks, and its territory hosts a large US Navy site, with housing and services for American personnel stationed around Naples.
For buyers the base has a practical effect. Part of the market consists of houses and villas built to be let to American families, with standards and rents unlike the local ones. The rest is recent blocks of flats and houses in the old centre, cheaper than around Naples. Jobs are in Aversa, the nearby industrial zones and Naples, and almost everyone drives.
This is one of the youngest municipalities in Campania: an average age of 38.0 against 43.1 for the province, with only 12.2% over 65. There are 12,900 residents (2023), up 22.2% since 2011, in large households of 2.81 people on average. Registered foreign residents make up 6.5%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.
Almost all of the province of Caserta is in seismic zone 2 (96 of 104 municipalities), as classified by the Civil Protection Department. In Gricignano expected ground acceleration is about 0.134 g. In houses put up quickly during the growth of the 1980s and 1990s, check that the building matches its approved plans and whether any amnesty for unauthorised works was used, since that affects mortgages and resale.
The plain is flat and largely paved over, so summer storms leave water pooling in streets and basements. The report checks flood hazard for the address and finds the plot on the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).
Key points
- Aversa plain between Naples and Caserta, with a US Navy site.
- Average age 38.0, population up 22.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.
- Homes let to American families: a market of their own.
Overview
Gricignano di Aversa is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 12,900 residents, ranked 21 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gricignano di Aversa 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 0.134 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Gricignano di Aversa, 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 22.2%. The estimated average age is 38 years, lower than the province average (43). 12% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gricignano di Aversa declared an average taxable income of 18,769 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Gricignano di Aversa is in climate zone C, with 1,097 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 28 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gricignano di Aversa has 10 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 46.2% of the land in Gricignano di Aversa, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list no contaminated sites in Gricignano di Aversa.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gricignano di Aversa: 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 Gricignano di Aversa 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 Gricignano di Aversa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 6.2%
- good 93.8%
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 061043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.