Parete: 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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Parete, strawberries and farmland near Aversa
In Parete the town's name goes hand in hand with strawberries, grown for decades in the fields and greenhouses around it and celebrated with its own local festival. The municipality lies in the Agro aversano, the fertile and densely populated plain between Naples and Caserta, a few kilometres from Aversa and the Giugliano area.
The centre is compact, with old courtyard houses, and over recent decades estates of flats and small houses have grown around it, while the fields are farmed right up to the edge of town. People work in Aversa, in the northern Naples area or in agriculture. In this part of Campania it is wise to have a surveyor confirm planning compliance before completion, as unauthorised alterations and unresolved amnesty applications (condono) are not unusual.
The population is growing and is younger than the provincial average. Since 2011 it has risen by 15.2%, reaching 12,691 in 2023. People over 65 make up 15.6%, against 19.3% in the province; the average age is 40.5 and households are large, 2.65 people on average. Foreign residents make up 9.0%, many of them working on the farms. Average declared incomes are below the provincial figure.
Parete is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection map, like 95 other municipalities in the province of Caserta, with expected ground acceleration of 0.135 g. For blocks of flats put up quickly during the building boom, ask for the structural design and the final inspection certificate (collaudo).
Services within the boundary are limited for the population (56 in all, including 2 healthcare sites), so people go to Aversa for many things. The plain is flat and drained by channels, and the report checks the official flood maps for the exact spot. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel.
Key points
- Strawberry-growing town on the plain near Aversa.
- Population up 15.2% since 2011; 15.6% over 65.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.135 g.
- Have planning compliance checked before completion.
Overview
Parete is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 12,691 residents, ranked 23 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Parete 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 0.135 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Parete, 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 15.2%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (43). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Parete declared an average taxable income of 18,540 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Parete is in climate zone C, with 1,166 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 62 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Parete has 9 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 32.8% of the land in Parete, 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 no open contaminated sites in Parete; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Parete: 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 Parete 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 36 inhabited census areas in Parete. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 13.3%
- good 86.7%
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
- 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 061054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.