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Ruviano: 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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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 San Domenico 1, Ruviano.

Ruviano, farmland and hills in the middle Volturno valley

In the northern part of the province of Caserta, far from the crowded plain around the provincial capital, Ruviano is a farming village in the middle Volturno valley, in the Caiazzo area. The centre sits low, near the valley floor, and the land then rises towards hills planted with olives, vines and orchards. Caserta and the Piedimonte Matese area are reached by car.

The population is older than in the province as a whole: here the average age is 47.0 against 43.1, and over-65s are 27.3% compared with 19.3% provincially. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,690 residents in 2023, down 7.2% since 2011. Foreign residents are 3.7% and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers find detached houses with a garden or land, rural homes and some older buildings in the centre. With the Volturno close by, the first check is the official flood maps, which the report consults for the exact spot along with the landslide maps for the hills. For a farmhouse, also make sure extensions and outbuildings are properly authorised.

Ruviano is in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection classification, like 95 other municipalities in the province; the expected ground acceleration is 0.180 g. In a masonry house with later additions, have an engineer assess how the parts are connected. The Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and the report identifies the parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Farming village in the middle Volturno valley.
  • Average age 47.0, against 43.1 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.180 g.
  • River nearby: check the flood maps.

Overview

Ruviano is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,690 residents, ranked 80 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ruviano 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 0.180 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ruviano, 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 7.2%. 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 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ruviano declared an average taxable income of 18,059 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ruviano is in climate zone C, with 1,202 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 80 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ruviano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 5.1% of the land in Ruviano, 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 low. 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 Ruviano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ruviano: 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 Ruviano 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 31 inhabited census areas in Ruviano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.4%
  • fair 97.6%

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 061073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.