San Marco Evangelista: 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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San Marco Evangelista, right next to Caserta
San Marco Evangelista is a municipality with a small area and a lot of building on it, on the plain between Caserta and Marcianise. Houses, industrial units, business sites and roads cover much of the land, and you cross the boundary with Caserta without noticing. The centre is at about forty metres above sea level, on flat ground.
Location is the main attraction for buyers: Caserta, with its Royal Palace, railway station and public offices, is a few minutes away, and local firms provide jobs close to home. The drawback is density, with traffic and little green space, so it pays to look closely at the street and the surroundings of the building as well as the flat itself.
In 2023 there were 6,455 residents, up 2.4% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is a young town in an already young province: the average age is 42.1 against 43.1, and over-65s make up 17.6% against 19.3% across the province. Households are large, with 2.61 people on average, and foreign residents account for 4.9%. Average incomes are in line with the province.
Seismic hazard is medium to high. In the province of Caserta, 96 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 5 in zone 1, the highest on the Civil Protection Department's scale; here expected ground acceleration is about 0.139 g. Many blocks of flats on the Caserta plain predate current seismic rules, so ask for the design year and structural sign-off, and for the paperwork on any added storeys or planning amnesties.
The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On a plain this heavily paved, water from heavy rain struggles to drain away, so flood risk is read for the individual plot.
Key points
- Densely built plain between Caserta and Marcianise.
- 6,455 residents, up 2.4% since 2011.
- Average age 42.1, households of 2.61 people.
- Seismic zone 2: ask for the design year and sign-off.
Overview
San Marco Evangelista is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 6,455 residents, ranked 47 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Marco Evangelista 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 0.139 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Marco Evangelista, 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 2.4%. The estimated average age is 42 years, in line with the province. 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Marco Evangelista declared an average taxable income of 20,173 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Marco Evangelista is in climate zone C, with 924 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 46 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Marco Evangelista has 8 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).
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 42.3% of the land in San Marco Evangelista, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 hectares.
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 San Marco Evangelista.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Marco Evangelista: 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 Marco Evangelista 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 21 inhabited census areas in San Marco Evangelista. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 69.2%
- good 30.8%
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 061104. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.