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Mondragone: 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 Domiziana 1, Mondragone.

Mondragone, Monte Massico and the Domitian coast

Mondragone rests on the lower slopes of Monte Massico, where the mountain drops towards the plain and the sea, in the northern part of the Domitian coast. This is buffalo mozzarella country, with the vineyards of Falerno wine around it. Caserta is about forty kilometres away, Naples a little further, and the Via Domitiana is the road that links the whole coast.

The municipality has two clearly separate parts. The town, at the foot of the mountain, with its old centre and the districts that grew after the war; and the long, flat coastal strip, with small villas and blocks built as holiday homes. Anyone buying on the coast should check building permits, utility connections and the state of shared areas, and be aware that many areas are almost empty in winter. In the town itself, buildings on the first slopes of the Massico deserve a careful look.

There were 28,616 residents in 2023, up 5.7% on 2011. The estimated average age of 42.5 is close to the province (43.1), and foreign residents make up 13.4%. Average declared incomes are below the figure for the province of Caserta.

On earthquakes Mondragone is better placed than most of the province: it is in seismic zone 3 with only 2 other municipalities, while 96 are in zone 2 and 5 in zone 1, the most hazardous. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.088 g. It is still worth asking about the construction date and any structural work, especially in masonry buildings in the centre.

Near the sea and the reclamation canals the land is low and flooding is possible; on the mountain slopes landslide hazard counts. The report checks both for the address, along with the distance to services.

Key points

  • At the foot of Monte Massico, on the northern Domitian coast.
  • 28,616 residents, up 5.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, lower than almost all the province.
  • Holiday-home coast: check permits and utility connections.

Overview

Mondragone is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 28,616 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 104).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mondragone is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 3 of 104 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.088 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 5.7%. 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 13.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mondragone declared an average taxable income of 16,367 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mondragone is in climate zone C, with 1,060 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 10 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mondragone has 25 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 20 healthcare facilities, 29 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.7 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 12.9% of the land in Mondragone, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Mondragone, and 2 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 Mondragone: 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 Mondragone 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 68 inhabited census areas in Mondragone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 7.9%
  • good 92.0%

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 061052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.