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Pietravairano: 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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Pietravairano, upper Caserta hills below Monte San Nicola

Pietravairano is a hill village in the upper part of the province of Caserta, built on the slopes of Monte San Nicola. On the summit, in the early 2000s, archaeologists identified a Roman complex with a theatre and a temple, one of the most interesting finds in the area. Caserta is about forty minutes by car, and many residents commute to the plain and the larger towns of the province.

For a buyer, the village has an old stone centre with steep lanes and a newer band lower down, towards the countryside. In the old centre the houses are often old and in need of work, and priced accordingly; on flatter ground there are detached homes with land. On the slopes, the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the individual address.

There are 2,801 residents (2023), down 7.2% since 2011. The average age of 45.9 is higher than the provincial figure of 43.1, in one of Italy's youngest provinces. Foreign residents make up 5.5%, and declared incomes are below the Caserta average.

The point to press on is earthquakes. Pietravairano is in seismic zone 2, like 95 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.157 g. For a masonry house, ask whether seismic improvement work has been carried out, with which permits and sign-offs.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hills of upper Caserta province, below Monte San Nicola
  • Roman theatre and temple on the summit
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.157 g
  • 2,801 residents, down 7.2% since 2011

Overview

Pietravairano is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,801 residents, ranked 67 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pietravairano 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 0.157 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pietravairano, 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, higher than the province average (43). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pietravairano declared an average taxable income of 18,839 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pietravairano is in climate zone D, with 1,555 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 250 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.4 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 5.3% of the land in Pietravairano, 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

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Pietravairano. 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 Pietravairano: 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 Pietravairano 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 24 inhabited census areas in Pietravairano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 68.9%
  • good 30.1%

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 061059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.