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Paolisi: what to know before buying a home

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

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Paolisi, the Caudina valley along the Appian Way

Paolisi is in the Valle Caudina, in the western part of the province of Benevento, along the route of the Via Appia, the old Roman road. The village sits at the foot of the hills closing the valley, below 300 metres, with the centre and outlying districts spread between the valley road and the lower slopes.

It is a municipality of young families: the average age is 43.1, lower than 46.5 for the province, and households have 2.55 members on average. There were 1,955 residents in 2023, down 1.4% from 1,983 in 2011, so almost stable. Foreign residents make up 7.2%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Benevento.

The valley is a corridor between Benevento and the Caserta and Naples area, so you can work in either direction while living here. Next to the older core there are many recent detached houses and low blocks of flats. Before buying, check planning compliance, the building's age and the structural design.

This matters because Paolisi is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected acceleration of 0.186 g in the built-up area. For houses built before recent codes, a surveyor can tell you whether strengthening work is needed and what it would cost.

On the slopes the report shows the official landslide maps for the address, and on the valley floor the flood maps. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Caudina valley, along the route of the Appian Way.
  • Average age 43.1, below the province.
  • Incomes above the average for the province of Benevento.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.186 g.

Overview

Paolisi is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,955 residents, ranked 46 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Paolisi is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 78 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.186 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Paolisi, 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 1.4%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Paolisi declared an average taxable income of 21,628 euros, above the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Paolisi is in climate zone D, with 1,562 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 270 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Paolisi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

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 15.3% of the land in Paolisi, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Paolisi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Paolisi: 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 Paolisi 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 17 inhabited census areas in Paolisi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 48 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 78.3%
  • fair 21.7%

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 062048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.