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Prata Sannita: 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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Prata Sannita, upper Caserta province below the Matese

Prata Sannita is in the far north of the province of Caserta, on the southern side of the Matese mountains, in hill and valley country well away from the Caserta and Naples urban sprawl. The old village, with stone houses clustered on the hill, sits alongside newer buildings that have grown up along the valley roads.

People buying here usually want space and quiet at prices unlike those on the coast. The old centre has narrow, steep streets, often with no parking near the door, which is worth weighing up for a home used all year. For the hospital, public offices and secondary schools you need to travel to the larger towns of the province or neighbouring Molise.

There are 1,348 residents (2023), down 14.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is older than the provincial average: a mean age of 47.9 against 43.1, with over-65s at 28.8%. Foreign residents are 0.7%, and average incomes are below the province's.

Prata Sannita is in seismic zone 2 and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.234 g, a high value. Before buying an old masonry house, have an engineer look at it and ask whether any strengthening work has been documented.

For the address, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps, useful among slopes and streams, and finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Village in upper Caserta province below the Matese.
  • 1,348 residents, down 14.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.234 g.
  • Old masonry houses: have the structure checked.

Overview

Prata Sannita is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,348 residents, ranked 88 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Prata Sannita 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 0.234 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Prata Sannita, 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 14.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (43). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 0.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Prata Sannita declared an average taxable income of 16,585 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Prata Sannita is in climate zone D, with 1,673 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 333 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Prata Sannita has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

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 4.2% of the land in Prata Sannita, 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 no contaminated sites in Prata Sannita.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Prata Sannita: 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 Prata Sannita 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 13 inhabited census areas in Prata Sannita. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.6%
  • good 72.4%

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 061063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.