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Saviano: 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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Saviano, on the Nola plain east of Naples

Saviano is a town on the Nola plain, in the eastern hinterland of the Naples metropolitan area, bordering Nola itself. The land is flat and fertile and was once almost all farmed; today much of it is built up, with an old centre of courtyard houses and churches surrounded by apartment blocks and small detached houses from recent decades.

People working in Naples mostly drive. Nearby Nola has the Interporto freight terminal and the CIS wholesale centre, big logistics and trade hubs that shape jobs and traffic across the area. When buying, check planning permits and any amnesty paperwork (condono) carefully, as in much of the area, and look at the state of shared parts in apartment blocks.

At the end of 2023 Saviano had 15,929 residents, up 2.8% on 2011 (Istat, the national statistics office). It is a town of families: households average 2.65 people, the estimated average age is 42.3 and over-65s make up 18.1%. Foreign residents are few, 4.3%, and declared incomes are below the metropolitan average.

Healthcare stands out among recorded services, with 15 sites, or 0.94 per 1,000 residents against 0.60 in the province. Cafés and restaurants are fewer, and no public green space appears in the data.

Saviano is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.178 g. For a flat, ask for the structural design and sign-off; for a courtyard house, the state of walls and floors. Vesuvius is not far, and the emergency plan of the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile, the national emergency agency) also covers towns around the most exposed area, so read it to see how Saviano is classified. Flood hazard and the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps are checked for the exact address in the report.

Key points

  • Nola plain, bordering Nola.
  • Households of 2.65 people, average age 42.3.
  • Healthcare: 0.94 sites per 1,000 residents.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.178 g.

Overview

Saviano is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 15,929 residents, ranked 47 of 92 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Saviano 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 Saviano, 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 2.8%. 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 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Saviano declared an average taxable income of 18,973 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Saviano is in climate zone C, with 1,023 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 35 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Saviano has 15 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 15 healthcare facilities and 9 sports facilities.

There are 0.9 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 Saviano, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.4 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 Saviano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Saviano: 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 Saviano 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 65 inhabited census areas in Saviano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 76.7%
  • good 22.1%

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

ISTAT code 063076. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.