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Pietramelara: 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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Pietramelara, a medieval village below Monte Maggiore

In the north of the province of Caserta, where the Volturno plain gives way to hills, Pietramelara spreads out at the foot of Monte Maggiore. Its hallmark is the medieval village perched on a rise around its tower, with stone houses packed tightly together and lanes curving round the hill. The newer town has grown lower down, along the roads towards Riardo, Roccaromana and Pietravairano.

For transport, the main link is the A1 motorway, with the Caianello junction about fifteen minutes away, while Caserta and Naples are some distance off. It is a place to buy for a quiet life: detached houses with gardens or land, flats in low-rise blocks, and in the medieval core old homes often needing renovation, reachable only on foot. There are 21 recorded services, including 5 supermarkets.

There are 4,457 residents, 4.3% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 45.3, higher than the province of Caserta (43.1), one of the youngest in Italy, and over-65s make up 23.0% against 19.3%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Pietramelara is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like almost all of the Caserta area (96 of 104 municipalities), with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.139 g. For the stone houses of the old village, what counts is the state of walls and floors and any strengthening; for newer buildings, the structural design and sign-off. On the slopes of Monte Maggiore and around the edge of the hill, the report also checks the official landslide maps.

Key points

  • Medieval village around its tower, below Monte Maggiore.
  • 4,457 residents, down 4.3% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 23.0%, against 19.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration of about 0.139 g.

Overview

Pietramelara is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 4,457 residents, ranked 58 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pietramelara 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 0.139 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pietramelara, 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, higher than the province average (43). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pietramelara declared an average taxable income of 19,297 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pietramelara is in climate zone C, with 1,308 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 132 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pietramelara has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

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 8.1% of the land in Pietramelara, 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 Pietramelara. 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 Pietramelara: 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 Pietramelara 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 21 inhabited census areas in Pietramelara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.0%
  • fair 88.6%
  • good 6.3%

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 061058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.