Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Mignano Monte Lungo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Caserta, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Mignano Monte Lungo

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 Casilina 1, Mignano Monte Lungo.

Mignano Monte Lungo, the gap between Campania and Lazio

Mignano Monte Lungo lies in a narrow valley among the mountains of northern Caserta province, the natural passage that has linked Campania and Lazio for centuries along the Via Casilina. The town's name recalls the battle of Monte Lungo in December 1943, and the site has a military memorial holding the Italian soldiers who fell in that fighting.

It is a place people pass through: Cassino to the north and the Caserta area to the south are the reference points for work and services, and the town hall sits at around 140 metres on the valley floor. The market includes houses in the centre, often rebuilt or repaired after the war, and newer homes along the main roads and in the hamlets. Near the streams on the valley floor, it is worth reading the flood maps the report checks for the address; on the slopes, the landslide maps.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 3,004 residents in 2023, down 7.8% since 2011. The population is older than the provincial average: an average age of 46.7 against 43.1, with over-65s at 25.4%. Foreign nationals make up 4.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.167 g. For houses put up quickly after the war, the key question is how the walls and floors were built; for newer ones, whether the design followed seismic standards. The climate is mild, climate zone C.

Key points

  • Valley route between Campania and Lazio on the Via Casilina.
  • 3,004 residents, down 7.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.167 g.
  • Average age 46.7, above the provincial figure.

Overview

Mignano Monte Lungo is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,004 residents, ranked 65 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mignano Monte Lungo 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 0.167 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Mignano Monte Lungo, 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (43). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mignano Monte Lungo declared an average taxable income of 19,130 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mignano Monte Lungo is in climate zone C, with 1,318 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 137 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mignano Monte Lungo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 4 healthcare facilities.

There are 1.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 4.6% of the land in Mignano Monte Lungo, 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 Mignano Monte Lungo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mignano Monte Lungo: 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 Mignano Monte Lungo 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 Mignano Monte Lungo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 45.7%
  • good 43.2%
  • very good 11.1%

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 061051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.