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Recale: 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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For example: Via Municipio 1, Recale.

Recale, in the built-up belt south of Caserta

Small and densely built, Recale lies on the plain south-west of Caserta, the provincial capital best known for its Bourbon royal palace, inside the continuous built-up area that has formed around the city. Its territory is small, far more of its land is covered than the average, and the town runs into its neighbours with no countryside in between.

Buying here means living in an urban setting: small apartment blocks, busy roads, and shops and services shared between Recale and the surrounding towns. Overture Maps lists only 31 services within the municipal boundary, because many sit just beyond it; the report measures distances from the address regardless of boundaries. Caserta station and the motorway junctions are a few kilometres away.

There were 7,621 residents at the end of 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, virtually the same as in 2011 (+0.1%). The average age is 42.7, as in the province of Caserta, one of the youngest in Italy (43.1); over-65s make up 18.2% and foreign residents 3.5%. Households average 2.47 people, and declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

On earthquakes, Recale is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, as are 96 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.130 g. For blocks built before 2000, ask for the filed structural design and the certificate of habitability, and check that the property matches its cadastral floor plans: small discrepancies are common and can hold up the final deed.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its plot. On such an urbanised plain, flood hazard also depends on roads, channels and dips in the ground, and has to be read for the individual address.

Key points

  • Plain south-west of Caserta, inside the built-up belt.
  • 7,621 residents, stable since 2011; average age 42.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.130 g.
  • Services shared with nearby towns: distances measured from the address.

Overview

Recale is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,621 residents, ranked 38 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Recale 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 0.130 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Recale, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 43 years, in line with the province. 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Recale declared an average taxable income of 19,799 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Recale is in climate zone C, with 918 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 43 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Recale has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 36.3% of the land in Recale, 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 no contaminated sites in Recale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Recale: 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 Recale 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 22 inhabited census areas in Recale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 15.4%
  • fair 49.7%
  • good 34.9%

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 061067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.