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Lusciano: 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 Costanzo 1, Lusciano.

Lusciano, in the Aversa countryside next to Aversa

Lusciano belongs to the agro aversano, the plain between Naples and Caserta where the towns have grown into one another. It borders Aversa and its other neighbours with no visible gap, and most of the land is now built up: the farmland that once surrounded the old centre has turned into streets of apartment blocks and small detached houses.

For a buyer, the street and the type of building matter most. The old centre has courtyard houses (case a corte), where several families share an inner yard. The newer districts are mostly blocks built from the 1970s onwards, not always with complete permits, so planning papers and any amnesty application (condono) need careful checking. Aversa, right next door, has the railway station, the hospital and the services of a larger town.

The population is rising: 16,239 residents at the end of 2023, up 11.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is a place of young families, with an estimated average age of 41.0 against 43.1 in the province of Caserta, and over-65s at 15.7%. Foreign residents make up 5.0%. Being so close to Aversa shows in the service figures: 0.49 schools per 1,000 residents against 1.11 across the province, and almost no public green space.

Lusciano is in seismic zone 2, like nearly the whole province (96 of 104 municipalities), but on the plain the expected ground acceleration is lower than in towns towards the Apennines, about 0.136 g in the built-up area. For a flat, ask for the structural design and sign-off; for a courtyard house, check the condition of walls and floors.

With so much ground covered by buildings and roads, rainwater has little room to drain, and in heavy storms the lowest streets can flood. The report checks the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Lusciano.

Key points

  • Aversa countryside, joined on to Aversa and its neighbours.
  • Up 11.7% since 2011, average age 41.0.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.136 g.
  • In newer districts, check permits and any building amnesty.

Overview

Lusciano is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 16,239 residents, ranked 15 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lusciano 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 0.136 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Lusciano, 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 11.7%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lusciano declared an average taxable income of 19,259 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lusciano is in climate zone C, with 1,129 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 44 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lusciano has 8 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.1).

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 48.8% of the land in Lusciano, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Lusciano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lusciano: 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 Lusciano 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 Lusciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.7%
  • good 87.3%

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 061046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.