Pignataro Maggiore: 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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Pignataro Maggiore, farmland north of Capua
Pignataro Maggiore belongs to the agro caleno, the plain named after the ancient town of Cales, today Calvi Risorta, the next municipality to the north. Capua is a few kilometres to the south and Caserta is not far away. This is a farming town of the old Terra di Lavoro, with a compact historic core and newer building along the roads leading out into the countryside.
The centre still has many courtyard houses, with an arched entrance and an inner yard, often split between several families over the years. If you are buying part of one, look carefully at the shared areas, access and whether the cadastral floor plan matches reality, because extensions and divisions were not always registered. In newer blocks and houses, the same check on planning permits applies.
The population is falling. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,732 residents in 2023, 8.0% fewer than in 2011, or 498 people. In a young province like Caserta, Pignataro is older: a mean age of 45.5 against 43.1, with over-65s at 22.5% against 19.3%. Households average 2.43 people and foreign residents make up 6.7%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial figure.
The town is in seismic zone 2, like 95 other municipalities around Caserta, while 5 are in zone 1, the highest band. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.114 g, lower than in the province's mountain towns. For a masonry courtyard house, what matters is the condition of the load-bearing walls, floors and vaults, and any work already done.
The plain is crossed by ditches and channels, so flood hazard varies from one spot to the next. The report checks it for the address after locating the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, and gives the local price band. Climate zone C means mild winters.
Key points
- Agro caleno plain, between Capua and Calvi Risorta.
- 5,732 residents, down 8.0% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 22.5%, above the provincial share.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.114 g.
Overview
Pignataro Maggiore is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 5,732 residents, ranked 51 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pignataro Maggiore 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 0.114 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Pignataro Maggiore, 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 8.0%. 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 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pignataro Maggiore declared an average taxable income of 20,908 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pignataro Maggiore is in climate zone C, with 1,229 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 93 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pignataro Maggiore has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
There are 0.7 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 11.0% of the land in Pignataro Maggiore, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.8 hectares.
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 Pignataro Maggiore.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pignataro Maggiore: 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 Pignataro Maggiore 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 28 inhabited census areas in Pignataro Maggiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.8%
- fair 9.7%
- good 88.5%
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 061060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.