Macerata Campania: 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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Macerata Campania, pastellessa bands and the Caserta plain
Not to be confused with Macerata in the Marche region. Macerata Campania is a small town on the plain west of Caserta, close to Santa Maria Capua Vetere, and includes the hamlet of Caturano. Beyond the province it is known mainly for the feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot, when floats parade with the battuglie di pastellessa, bands that make music by beating barrels, vats and sickles.
The town still has a farming feel, with an old centre of courtyard houses surrounded by apartment blocks and small villas built in recent decades. For work people look to Caserta, Santa Maria Capua Vetere and the industrial area of Marcianise, all a short drive away. Local services are thin for a town this size: there are 1.99 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 4.35 in the province, and many errands mean going to neighbouring towns. The report measures actual distances from the address.
Unlike other towns around Caserta, Macerata is losing people: 10,029 residents in 2023, down 5.0% from 10,558 in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is still young, with an estimated average age of 42.6 and over-65s at 18.0%, and households average 2.54 people. Foreign residents make up 3.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The town is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like most of the Caserta area, with expected acceleration of about 0.124 g. In the courtyard houses of the centre, often built of tuff and altered several times, have the load-bearing walls and floors checked before buying; for flats, ask for the design year and the structural sign-off (collaudo).
Even on flat land, flood exposure can change from one street to the next, and the report checks it at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, so the plot can be traced.
Key points
- On the plain west of Caserta, with the hamlet of Caturano.
- Feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot with pastellessa barrel bands.
- Population down 5.0% since 2011, average age 42.6.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.124 g.
Overview
Macerata Campania is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 10,029 residents, ranked 29 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Macerata Campania 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 0.124 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Macerata 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 fallen by 5.0%. The estimated average age is 43 years, in line with the province. 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Macerata Campania declared an average taxable income of 19,238 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Macerata Campania is in climate zone C, with 1,109 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 34 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Macerata Campania has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.
There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).
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 23.5% of the land in Macerata Campania, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
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 Macerata Campania.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Macerata 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 Macerata 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 27 inhabited census areas in Macerata Campania. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 13.7%
- good 86.3%
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
- 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 061047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.