Piana di Monte Verna: 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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Piana di Monte Verna, the Volturno plain below the hills
The name describes the place: Piana di Monte Verna is a village on the plain of the river Volturno, in the province of Caserta, at the foot of the hills that close in the valley. The land is low and farmed, with fields, orchards and the river close by, and the climate is mild compared with the surrounding hills.
Buyers here usually want a detached house with land at a low price, while staying within reach of Caserta for work and services. The centre has terraced houses and small two- or three-storey buildings; out in the countryside there are scattered homes and farm buildings. As with any rural property, it is worth having a surveyor check planning and cadastral compliance before signing the preliminary contract (compromesso). The municipality has 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket and 4 school sites.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,057 residents in 2023, down 13.6% on 2011. The average age of 49.5 is well above 43.1 for the province; 28.3% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 1.9%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
The municipality is in seismic zone 2, like 95 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.137 g. In houses built in stages, with floors added later, a structural check is worthwhile.
With the Volturno nearby, flooding is the main question. The report locates the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and compares it with the official flood maps, to show whether the plot lies in a risk area.
Key points
- Volturno plain, in the province of Caserta.
- Average age 49.5, province 43.1.
- Houses with land: check planning compliance.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.137 g.
Overview
Piana di Monte Verna is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,057 residents, ranked 72 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piana di Monte Verna 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 0.137 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Piana di Monte Verna, 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 13.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (43). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piana di Monte Verna declared an average taxable income of 18,566 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Piana di Monte Verna is in climate zone C, with 1,001 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 84 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piana di Monte Verna has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 6.9% of the land in Piana di Monte Verna, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% 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 no contaminated sites in Piana di Monte Verna.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Piana di Monte Verna: 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 Piana di Monte Verna 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 23 inhabited census areas in Piana di Monte Verna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 27.2%
- fair 72.8%
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 061056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.