San Vitaliano: 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 Vitaliano, a small town on the plain around Nola
San Vitaliano is a small, flat municipality on the plain between Nola and Marigliano, inland to the east of Naples. Almost all of its land is built on or farmed, there are no hills, and the town runs into its neighbours along the roads that connect them.
For getting around, the Circumvesuviana matters: the local railway from Naples to Baiano stops at San Vitaliano, giving commuters into the city an alternative to the car. Nola, with its large wholesale trade centre and freight terminal, is a few kilometres away and employs many people from the area. Homes are mostly low-rise blocks and detached houses with a yard, often extended over the years, alongside a few older courtyard buildings in the centre. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.
The population is young and growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,590 residents in 2023, 5.9% more than in 2011. The average age is 41.4, below the province of Naples (43.2), itself one of the youngest in Italy, and over-65s make up 16.8%. Households average 2.63 members. Foreign residents are 2.5%. By population, San Vitaliano is number 76 of the 92 municipalities in the province.
The town is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 76 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.178 g. Many houses here have been extended or had storeys added at different times, so before buying check that the work was authorised and documented, and that the structural design accounts for the extra floors.
The Nola plain is low-lying and drained by a network of canals, and in heavy rain water can pool in the lowest streets and yards. The report reads flood hazard for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for San Vitaliano, so each address can be traced to its land parcel.
Key points
- On the plain between Nola and Marigliano, with the Circumvesuviana to Naples.
- Average age 41.4, over-65s at 16.8%.
- Population up 5.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2: check extensions and added floors.
Overview
San Vitaliano is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 6,590 residents, ranked 76 of 92 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Vitaliano 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 0.178 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Vitaliano, 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 5.9%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Vitaliano declared an average taxable income of 21,691 euros, in line with the province (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Vitaliano is in climate zone C, with 1,014 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 30 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Vitaliano has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 9 sports facilities.
There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).
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 31.8% of the land in San Vitaliano, 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
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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in San Vitaliano. 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 Vitaliano: 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 Vitaliano 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 23 inhabited census areas in San Vitaliano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.0%
- fair 54.4%
- good 44.6%
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
- 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 063075. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.