Palma Campania: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Napoli, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Palma Campania, where the Nola plain meets the hills
Palma Campania lies in the eastern hinterland of the Naples metropolitan area, where the flat Nola plain meets the first hills towards the Sarno valley and the province of Avellino. Vesuvius is not far away to the west. Across the area the town is known for its Carnival, when groups called quadriglie parade through the streets, and farmland still surrounds the centre.
The housing stock mixes older masonry houses in the centre, blocks of flats built from the 1970s onwards and scattered country houses with a plot of land. Where building went up quickly, ask to see planning permits and any amnesty paperwork (condono) before completion. You will need a car: the A30 motorway between Caserta and Salerno runs right past the town, and Nola is close by.
This is a young, growing municipality. At the end of 2023 it had 16,254 residents, up 9.1% since 2011, or 1,349 more people (Istat, the national statistics office). The estimated average age is 41.4, against 43.2 for the metropolitan area, and households average 2.70 people. Foreign residents make up 17.6%, well above the Naples average. Declared incomes are well below the provincial figure.
Palma Campania is in seismic zone 2, like 75 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.176 g. For a masonry house in the centre, find out whether any structural work has been done; for a flat, ask for the design date and the structural sign-off. Vesuvius is the other issue. The emergency plan drawn up by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile, the national emergency agency) divides the area around the volcano into zones, and buyers should check which one the address falls in.
Towards the hills, slopes and the channels running down to the plain are what matter, in an area where landslides and mudflows are a known hazard. The report checks the official maps for the exact address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Nola hinterland, with the A30 motorway right by the town.
- Up 9.1% since 2011, average age 41.4.
- Seismic zone 2; check the Vesuvius emergency plan.
- Foreign residents 17.6%, households of 2.70 people.
Overview
Palma Campania is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 16,254 residents, ranked 46 of 92 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Palma Campania is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (76 of 92) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.176 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Palma 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 grown by 9.1%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 17.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Palma Campania declared an average taxable income of 17,715 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Palma Campania is in climate zone C, with 1,229 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 63 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Palma Campania has 15 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
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 22.1% of the land in Palma Campania, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Palma Campania. 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 Palma 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 Palma 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 63 inhabited census areas in Palma Campania. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.7%
- fair 32.4%
- good 63.8%
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 063052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.