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Roccarainola: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Marco Taliento 1, Roccarainola.

Roccarainola, at the foot of the Avella hills above the Nola plain

Roccarainola lies where the Nola plain ends and the Avella mountains begin, in the far north-east of the province of Naples. The town centre sits at the foot of the slope, at around a hundred metres, while much of the municipality climbs the hillsides, covered in chestnut groves and woodland, up to the border with the province of Avellino.

Most people here work elsewhere, in Nola, in the industrial and commercial areas around it, or towards Naples, and nearly everyone drives. Homes are mostly detached houses and low-rise blocks, often built or extended in stages since the 1970s; the older centre has courtyards and tufa stone houses. Buy on the slope and you get more view and less traffic; buy lower down and you are closer to shops and services. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

At the end of 2023, Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,573 residents, down 8.2% on the 7,164 of 2011. The average age is 45.0, higher than the province (43.2), and over-65s make up 21.8% against 20.0%. Foreign residents are 2.3%.

The town is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 76 of the 92 municipalities in the province of Naples, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.185 g in the built-up area. For a house that has been extended over time, check that every part is authorised and that the structure was designed to carry any added floors.

The ground is the key issue here. The limestone slopes of the Avella mountains are covered with layers of volcanic ash and sand which, in heavy and prolonged rain, can slide downhill with the water. Houses at the foot of the mountain and along gullies need careful checking: the report reads landslide and flood hazard for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • At the foot of the Avella mountains, in the far north-east of Naples province.
  • 6,573 residents, down 8.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.185 g.
  • Slopes covered in volcanic ash: check landslide hazard by address.

Overview

Roccarainola is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 6,573 residents, ranked 77 of 92 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccarainola 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 0.185 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccarainola, 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 8.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, higher than the province average (43). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccarainola declared an average taxable income of 18,056 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccarainola is in climate zone C, with 1,135 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 102 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccarainola has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 9.8% of the land in Roccarainola, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Roccarainola. 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 Roccarainola: 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 Roccarainola 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 34 inhabited census areas in Roccarainola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.5%
  • fair 58.8%
  • good 39.7%

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 063065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.