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Maddaloni: 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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For example: Via Appia 1, Maddaloni.

Maddaloni, towers on the hill and the plain towards Caserta

The towers of the medieval castle, on top of the hill above the town, are Maddaloni's symbol and can be seen from across the plain. The town lies at the foot of the hills that close off the Campanian plain to the east, a few kilometres from Caserta, and its territory holds the remains of ancient Calatia, a town on the Appian Way, presented in the local archaeological museum.

Maddaloni has two sides. The old centre, pressed against the hill, has old palazzi, churches and sloping streets; the newer part spreads out onto the plain, with districts of apartment blocks and, towards Marcianise, the freight village and logistics sites. The hillsides, marked in places by old quarries, are where landslide hazard needs a close look, while on the plain drainage matters more: the report checks both on the official maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 36,768 residents in 2023, down 6.7% on 2011, or 2,641 people. The population is still young, with an average age of 42.8 and over-65s at 19.0%, both slightly below the province of Caserta, and households of 2.70 people on average. Foreign residents make up 2.7%. Average incomes are below the provincial level.

In the province, 5 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 of the Civil Protection scale and 96 in zone 2, including Maddaloni, where the expected ground acceleration is about 0.145 g. That medium-high value makes it important to know how the building was put up. In tuff houses in the old centre and in blocks from the boom years, ask for structural surveys and whether any amnesty applications (condono) exist. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps and the report locates the plot.

Key points

  • Castle towers on the hill, the plain and the freight village.
  • 36,768 residents, down 6.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.145 g.
  • Households of 2.70 on average, a young population.

Overview

Maddaloni is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 36,768 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Maddaloni 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 0.145 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Maddaloni, 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 6.7%. The estimated average age is 43 years, in line with the province. 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Maddaloni declared an average taxable income of 19,187 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Maddaloni is in climate zone C, with 978 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 73 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Maddaloni has 42 schools and 11 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 31 grocery shops and supermarkets, 19 healthcare facilities, 18 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

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 28.6% of the land in Maddaloni, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 13.0 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Maddaloni, and 5 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 Maddaloni: 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 Maddaloni 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 206 inhabited census areas in Maddaloni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • poor 0.0%
  • modest 4.7%
  • fair 32.7%
  • good 62.6%

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 061048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.