Rocchetta e Croce: 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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Rocchetta e Croce, two hill villages in the Caserta hinterland
The name already describes the place: Rocchetta and Croce are two separate small villages, joined in a single municipality in the hills of inland Caserta province, at about 450 metres. Around them are woods and countryside made up of smallholdings and sloping fields. For work and services people drive down to the towns of the plain and to Caserta.
Buyers should bear in mind the differences between the two villages, and between the centres and the scattered country houses: roads, distances to services and gradients vary a lot. The report measures elevation, slope and distances to the pharmacy, schools and shops from the address, and checks landslide and flood hazard on the official maps for the specific plot.
In 2023 there were 430 residents, 7.1% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 47.2, higher than the 43.1 of the province of Caserta, and over-65s make up 27.0% against 19.3% provincially. Foreign residents account for 8.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Rocchetta e Croce is in seismic zone 2 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 95 other municipalities in the province. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.122 g. For a masonry house, ask for the year of construction, any structural work and whether alterations over the years were properly authorised, which in country houses cannot be taken for granted.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry is published here too: from the address the report reaches the land parcel, which helps compare what you are buying with what the maps show.
Key points
- Two small villages forming one municipality in the Caserta hills.
- Over-65s at 27.0%, against 19.3% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.122 g.
- Check that past work on country houses was authorised.
Overview
Rocchetta e Croce is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 430 residents, among the smallest in the province (103 of 104).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocchetta e Croce 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 0.122 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Rocchetta e Croce, 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 7.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (43). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocchetta e Croce declared an average taxable income of 16,213 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Rocchetta e Croce is in climate zone D, with 1,972 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 459 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocchetta e Croce has 1 school.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 3.3% of the land in Rocchetta e Croce, 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 Rocchetta e Croce.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocchetta e Croce: 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 Rocchetta e Croce 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 9 inhabited census areas in Rocchetta e Croce. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 061072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.