San Giuseppe Vesuviano: 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 Giuseppe Vesuviano, textiles and Vesuvius's red zone
San Giuseppe Vesuviano lies on the north-eastern side of Vesuvius, between Ottaviano, Terzigno and Poggiomarino. It is a trading town before a residential one: for decades clothing wholesalers and workshops have been based here, and around this trade one of the largest Chinese communities in southern Italy has grown up. Many warehouses, wholesale shops and flats revolve around textiles.
The first thing a buyer needs to know is that the municipality is inside the red zone of the Vesuvius emergency plan, the area to be evacuated before an eruption if the volcano shows signs of reawakening. Regional rules in this zone restrict the building of new homes, which affects extensions, changes of use and future projects. Check with the council's planning office (ufficio tecnico) before buying land or a property you want to extend, and have a surveyor (geometra) confirm planning compliance and any amnesty applications (condoni).
The town is growing and is one of the youngest in the province. There were 30,400 residents in 2023, up 10.7% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 41.0 against 43.2 for the province of Naples, and over-65s are just 15.7%. Foreign nationals make up 18.7%, a very high share for the area. Declared average incomes are well below the provincial average.
For earthquakes, San Giuseppe Vesuviano is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.167 g. Close to the volcano there are also the small tremors linked to Vesuvius itself. In a building designed before recent rules, the design year, the completion certificate and any strengthening work are what count.
The Circumvesuviana suburban railway runs through the town towards Naples and Sarno. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report finds the plot from the address and also checks mudflow and flood hazard along the channels running off the volcano on the official maps.
Key points
- Wholesale clothing district with a large Chinese community.
- Inside the red zone of the Vesuvius emergency plan.
- Population up 10.7% since 2011, foreign nationals 18.7%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.167 g.
Overview
San Giuseppe Vesuviano is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 30,400 residents, ranked 25 of 92 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giuseppe Vesuviano 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 0.167 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Giuseppe Vesuviano, 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 grown by 10.7%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 18.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giuseppe Vesuviano declared an average taxable income of 17,096 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giuseppe Vesuviano is in climate zone C, with 1,134 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 101 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giuseppe Vesuviano has 40 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 18 grocery shops and supermarkets, 16 healthcare facilities and 8 sports facilities.
There are 1.3 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).
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 36.0% of the land in San Giuseppe Vesuviano, 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 no open contaminated sites in San Giuseppe Vesuviano; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Giuseppe Vesuviano: 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 Giuseppe Vesuviano 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 67 inhabited census areas in San Giuseppe Vesuviano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.3%
- fair 48.4%
- good 48.4%
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 063068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.