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Poggiomarino: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Napoli, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Ventiquattro Maggio 1, Poggiomarino.

Poggiomarino, the plain between Vesuvius and the Sarno

Poggiomarino lies on the plain at the foot of the eastern side of Vesuvius, on the border with the province of Salerno and within the basin of the Sarno river. The countryside here has always been market gardens, orchards and greenhouses, and the town grew up around farming and trade. The Circumvesuviana railway has a junction station at Poggiomarino, with trains towards Naples and towards Sarno. The remains of Longola, a prehistoric village built on small islands in the water, were discovered within the municipality.

Anyone considering a purchase should know that Poggiomarino is in the red zone of the national emergency plan for Vesuvius, which was extended in recent years to include some towns on the plain. This is the area the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), Italy's national emergency agency, would evacuate as a precaution if the volcano showed signs of activity, and it carries tight limits on new housing.

It is a young town. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 22,408 residents in 2023, up 5.7% on 2011, with an average age of 40.0 against 43.2 for the metropolitan area and over-65s at just 14.7%. Households have 2.76 members on average. Foreign residents make up 12.5%, many of them working in agriculture. Declared incomes are low, below the provincial average.

On a plain crossed by channels and watercourses running down to the Sarno, flooding after heavy rain is the thing to check, especially for low houses and basement rooms. The report looks up the official flood hazard maps for the address.

For earthquakes Poggiomarino is in seismic zone 2, like 76 of the 92 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.154 g. Many buildings have been extended over the years, so planning permissions, amnesty applications (condoni) and structural work should be reviewed before completion. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Plain between Vesuvius and the Sarno, Circumvesuviana station.
  • In the red zone of the Vesuvius emergency plan.
  • 22,408 residents, average age 40.0, over-65s at 14.7%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.154 g.

Overview

Poggiomarino is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 22,408 residents, ranked 36 of 92 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Poggiomarino is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (76 of 92) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.154 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Poggiomarino, 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 grown by 5.7%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (43). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 12.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Poggiomarino declared an average taxable income of 16,863 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Poggiomarino is in climate zone C, with 1,166 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 26 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Poggiomarino has 15 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 24 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 16 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 28.8% of the land in Poggiomarino, compared with 34.9% 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 Poggiomarino. 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 Poggiomarino: 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 Poggiomarino 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 52 inhabited census areas in Poggiomarino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 71.4%
  • good 28.5%

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

ISTAT code 063055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.