Monte San Giovanni Campano: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Frosinone, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Monte San Giovanni Campano, a castle town in the Ciociaria hills
Monte San Giovanni Campano is a hill town in Ciociaria, the southern part of Lazio around Frosinone, sitting at about four hundred metres between the provincial capital and the Liri valley. At the top stands the castle once held by the d'Aquino family. Tradition says the young Thomas Aquinas was kept prisoner there by his relatives, who wanted to pull him away from the Dominican order. Around the old village the municipality spreads over a wide area of hills, with many small localities and scattered houses among fields and olive groves.
Buyers usually choose between the old village, with stone houses packed along steep lanes, and the newer areas lower down, where detached houses often come with a bit of land. Day-to-day life depends on the car: work, hospitals and the larger shops are mostly in nearby towns. Healthcare facilities in the municipality are few, 0.17 per 1,000 residents against 0.60 across the province of Frosinone, and there are far fewer bars and restaurants than the provincial average.
According to Istat, Italy's national statistics institute, there were 11,983 residents in 2023, down 7.0% on the 12,882 counted in the 2011 census. The town ranks 10 in the province by population. The estimated average age, 46.3, is in line with the surrounding area; over-65s make up 25.5% and foreign residents 3.9%. Households are fairly large, with 2.50 people on average, and declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.
Ciociaria is earthquake country. In the province 30 municipalities are in seismic zone 1, the highest, while Monte San Giovanni Campano is in zone 2 along with 58 others. The ground acceleration expected in the built-up area is about 0.195 g. For a stone house in the village, or a 1970s building extended over the years, have the load-bearing walls, floors and any added storeys checked before making an offer.
Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published. On the steeper slopes and near the gullies, landslide and flood hazard changes from one locality to the next, and the report checks it for the exact address.
Key points
- Hill town with a castle linked to Thomas Aquinas.
- Households of 2.50 people on average, population falling.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.195 g.
- Healthcare: 0.17 facilities per 1,000 residents; a car is essential.
Overview
Monte San Giovanni Campano is a municipality in the province of Frosinone, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 11,983 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 91).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monte San Giovanni Campano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2A. Most municipalities in the province (59 of 91) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.195 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monte San Giovanni Campano, 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 7.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monte San Giovanni Campano declared an average taxable income of 19,922 euros, below the provincial average (21,514 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monte San Giovanni Campano is in climate zone D, with 2,028 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 420 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monte San Giovanni Campano has 14 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 9.9% of the land in Monte San Giovanni Campano, compared with 6.9% in the province and 8.2% 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Monte San Giovanni Campano. 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 Monte San Giovanni Campano: 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 Monte San Giovanni Campano 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 Monte San Giovanni Campano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 55.1%
- good 44.9%
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 060044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.