San Giorgio a Cremano: 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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San Giorgio a Cremano, between Naples, Portici and Vesuvius
You pass from Naples into San Giorgio a Cremano without noticing: the town adjoins the eastern districts of the city and on the other side borders Portici. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Italy, almost entirely built over, with very little public green space. In the eighteenth century Neapolitan nobles spent their summers here, and the Vesuvian villas of the so-called Golden Mile, such as Villa Bruno, date from that time. The actor and director Massimo Troisi was born here.
The first thing buyers should know is that San Giorgio a Cremano lies inside the Vesuvius red zone, the area that the national Civil Protection plan would evacuate if the volcano showed signs of renewed activity. It makes no difference to daily life, but you should know the council's emergency plan and the evacuation routes.
Links with Naples are close. The Circumvesuviana railway has stops in town and the roads reach the city centre quickly, traffic permitting. The housing is mostly post-war blocks and large residential complexes, with the odd historic villa in between.
There were 42,096 residents in 2023, 3,427 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 7.5% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The town is older than the rest of the metropolitan area: an average age of 46.3 against 43.2, with 25.6% aged over 65. Foreign residents are very few, at 1.1%, and average declared incomes are above the Naples provincial figure.
In the seismic classification San Giorgio is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.169 g. Many blocks were put up quickly during the years of growth: ask for the structural design, any assessments carried out and the condition of balconies and roofs, as well as any works already approved by the residents' meeting.
Key points
- Adjoins Naples, inside the Vesuvius red zone.
- 42,096 residents in 2023, down 7.5%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.169 g.
- Average age 46.3, older than the metropolitan area.
Overview
San Giorgio a Cremano is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 42,096 residents, ranked 13 of 92 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giorgio a Cremano 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 0.169 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Giorgio a Cremano, 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, higher than the province average (43). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giorgio a Cremano declared an average taxable income of 23,454 euros, above the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giorgio a Cremano is in climate zone C, with 1,073 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 56 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giorgio a Cremano has 39 schools and 13 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 24 grocery shops and supermarkets, 23 healthcare facilities, 32 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
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 65.9% of the land in San Giorgio a Cremano, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in San Giorgio a Cremano, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 San Giorgio a Cremano: 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 San Giorgio a Cremano 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 151 inhabited census areas in San Giorgio a Cremano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 28.7%
- good 71.3%
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 063067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.