Guardia Sanframondi: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Benevento, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Guardia Sanframondi, vineyards and a castle above the Telesina valley
Built in tiers on the slope overlooking the Telesina valley, in the Sannio area of inland Campania, Guardia Sanframondi has its medieval castle at the top and vineyards running down towards the valley floor. Wine is what the place is best known for: Guardiolo is made here, and much of the hillside is planted with Falanghina and Aglianico grapes. Telese Terme is about ten kilometres away and Benevento some thirty kilometres.
The village is also known for its penitential rites in honour of the Assumption, held every seven years and drawing large crowds. The rest of the time it is a quiet farming centre, with an old core of steep lanes and stone houses packed together, and newer buildings spread lower down along the roads to the valley.
The population is falling clearly. In 2023 there were 4,512 residents, 14.0% fewer than at the 2011 census. The average age is 48.6, above the 46.5 of the province of Benevento, and over-65s make up 27.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average and foreign residents account for 3.2%.
Sannio is one of the most seismically active parts of the Apennines. Guardia is in zone 1 of the Civil Protection classification, with 47 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.257 g, a high value. In a house in the old centre, ask whether walls and floors have been strengthened; in a newer building, ask for the design year and the structural sign-off. On the steeper slopes the report also checks the official landslide maps for the address.
Key points
- Guardiolo vineyards and a castle above the Telesina valley.
- 4,512 residents, down 14.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 1, high acceleration: about 0.257 g.
- Over-65s at 27.6%, average age 48.6.
Overview
Guardia Sanframondi is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 4,512 residents, among the most populous in the province (8 of 78).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Guardia Sanframondi is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (48 of 78) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.257 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Guardia Sanframondi, 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 14.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Guardia Sanframondi declared an average taxable income of 16,525 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Guardia Sanframondi is in climate zone D, with 1,849 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 428 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Guardia Sanframondi has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 7.6% of the land in Guardia Sanframondi, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.4 hectares.
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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Guardia Sanframondi. 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 Guardia Sanframondi: 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 Guardia Sanframondi 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 24 inhabited census areas in Guardia Sanframondi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 6.2%
- fair 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 062037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.