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Roccamonfina: 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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Roccamonfina, a village on an extinct volcano

Roccamonfina sits on the slopes of the extinct volcano that gives it its name, in the far north of Caserta province, at the northern edge of Campania. The land is covered in chestnut groves and woods and lies within the Roccamonfina-Foce Garigliano regional park. The town hall is at around six hundred metres, and the climate is cooler and damper than on the Caserta plain, in climate zone E.

The village has a compact centre and many hamlets scattered over the slopes of the volcanic cone, linked by winding roads. Buyers find houses built of volcanic stone, rural properties with chestnut woods and newer homes along the roads. For work and services people go down towards Sessa Aurunca, Teano or the plain, and Caserta is about an hour away. On the slopes the report checks the official landslide maps for the address.

The population figures are those of a mountain village that is emptying: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,157 residents in 2023, down 12.9% since 2011. The average age is 47.8, well above that of Caserta province (43.1), one of the youngest in Italy. Foreign nationals make up 2.6%. Average incomes are below the provincial average.

Roccamonfina is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.116 g. For a masonry house in the centre or a hamlet, it is sensible to have a surveyor assess the structure and ask whether any work has been done. In houses left closed for a long time, also budget for damp and new wiring and plumbing.

Key points

  • On the slopes of an extinct volcano, among chestnut groves.
  • 3,157 residents, down 12.9% since 2011.
  • Average age 47.8, well above the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.116 g.

Overview

Roccamonfina is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,157 residents, ranked 63 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccamonfina 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 0.116 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccamonfina, 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 12.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (43). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccamonfina declared an average taxable income of 17,241 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccamonfina is in climate zone E, with 2,255 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 612 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccamonfina has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 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 4.3% of the land in Roccamonfina, 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 Roccamonfina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccamonfina: 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 Roccamonfina 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 23 inhabited census areas in Roccamonfina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.3%
  • fair 40.1%
  • good 56.6%

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 061070. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.