Piedimonte Matese: 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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Piedimonte Matese, below the mountains and along the Torano
Piedimonte Matese is the largest town in the northern part of the province of Caserta, built where the Matese mountains drop towards the Volturno plain. The Torano, a short river fed by abundant springs, rises in the town and flows through it. The historic centre climbs the hillside, while newer districts spread out onto the flat land towards Alife.
The town serves a wide area. There are 1.69 schools per 1,000 residents, against 1.11 in the province, and students and other users come in from the mountain villages. Piedimonte is also the end of the line for the Alifana railway, which links it towards Santa Maria Capua Vetere and Naples; check current timetables to see what service is actually running. Many people drive to Caserta and Naples.
The population is shrinking. In 2023 there were 10,068 residents, down 12.5% from 11,504 in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and the town is older than the province: the estimated average age is 46.8 against 43.1, and over-65s are 24.7% against 19.3%. Few foreign residents live here (2.4%). Average incomes, on the other hand, are slightly above the Caserta figure.
For buyers, earthquakes are the key issue. Piedimonte is in seismic zone 1 in the Civil Protection classification, the highest-risk band, shared with only 5 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.245 g, a high value. For a masonry house in the old centre, you need to know whether the building has had seismic strengthening; for a flat, ask for the year of design and any structural assessments.
On the Matese slopes and along the Torano, landslide and flood exposure depends on the exact spot. The report checks both at the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps, traces the plot.
Key points
- Below the Matese where the Torano rises; end of the Alifana railway.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.245 g.
- Population down 12.5% since 2011, average age 46.8.
- 1.69 schools per 1,000 residents, above the provincial average.
Overview
Piedimonte Matese is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 10,068 residents, ranked 27 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piedimonte Matese is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 5 of 104 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.245 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Piedimonte Matese, 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 12.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (43). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piedimonte Matese declared an average taxable income of 21,188 euros, above the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Piedimonte Matese is in climate zone C, with 1,385 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 170 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piedimonte Matese has 17 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).
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 6.8% of the land in Piedimonte Matese, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Piedimonte Matese, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Piedimonte Matese: 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 Piedimonte Matese 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 Piedimonte Matese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 8.3%
- fair 91.7%
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 061057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.