Sant'Agata de' Goti: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Benevento, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Sant'Agata de' Goti, a town on a tuff ridge and its hamlets
The historic centre of Sant'Agata de' Goti is built on a spur of tuff, a soft volcanic stone, squeezed between two streams, with houses lined up along the edge of the cliff. That is the picture the town is known for, yet many of today's residents live elsewhere in the municipality, in hamlets and farmsteads spread across broad countryside between Mount Taburno and the border with the province of Caserta. In the eighteenth century the local bishop was Alfonso Maria de' Liguori, later made a saint, and his name comes up all over town.
Buyers are really choosing between two kinds of home. In the old town there are tuff palazzi and houses with narrow stairs and little parking, and for those overlooking the drop there is the question of cliff stability and retaining walls. In the hamlets there are detached houses and country homes, easier by car and often with land. The report reads slope and landslide hazard for the address, and here they vary a great deal from one spot to the next.
At the end of 2023 there were 10,223 residents, down 9.6% since 2011. Even so, it ranks 3 by population in the province of Benevento. The mean age is 45.4 and 22.3% of residents are over 65, fewer than across the province. Foreign residents are few, 2.2%. Many people commute towards Caserta and the Naples area, and a car is essential.
The Sannio is one of Italy's most seismically active areas: 48 municipalities in the province are in zone 1, the highest on the Civil Protection Department's scale from 1 to 4. Sant'Agata is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.159 g. For a building in tuff or mixed masonry, ask what structural work has been carried out and under which permits.
Records show 9 healthcare facilities, more than the provincial average per resident, and 68 bars and restaurants, a sign of a town that draws visitors. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) and the report traces the plot from the address.
Key points
- Old town on a tuff ridge, with hamlets spread through the countryside.
- Cliff-edge houses: check stability and retaining walls.
- Population down 9.6% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2; 48 municipalities in the province in zone 1.
Overview
Sant'Agata de' Goti is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 10,223 residents, the third most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Agata de' Goti is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 78 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.159 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Sant'Agata de' Goti, 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 9.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Agata de' Goti declared an average taxable income of 18,113 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Agata de' Goti is in climate zone D, with 1,404 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 159 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Agata de' Goti has 10 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).
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 7.7% of the land in Sant'Agata de' Goti, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.5 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Sant'Agata de' Goti. 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 Sant'Agata de' Goti: 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 Sant'Agata de' Goti 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 125 inhabited census areas in Sant'Agata de' Goti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 17.6%
- fair 45.1%
- good 37.3%
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 062070. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.