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Sparanise: 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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Sparanise, farmland in the old territory of Cales

Coming into Sparanise from Capua, you cross a cultivated plain that rises gently towards the hills of northern Caserta province. The town lies in what is known locally as the agro caleno, named after the ancient city of Cales, whose remains are in neighbouring Calvi Risorta. It is a mid-sized farming town, with a compact centre along the main roads and houses scattered across the fields.

For anyone working elsewhere, the location suits a car: the A1 motorway runs close by, and Caserta and the Capua area are under half an hour away. The climate is mild, climate zone C, with short winters. Services are those of a small town: Overture Maps lists 7 school sites, 5 supermarkets and 2 pharmacies, while hospitals and specialist clinics mean a trip to the larger towns.

At the end of 2023 there were 7,189 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 4.3% on 2011. Caserta province is one of the youngest in Italy and Sparanise is a little older than average: an average age of 44.0 against 43.1, and over-65s at 21.0% against 19.3%. Foreign residents make up 9.5%, a high share for Campania, linked mainly to farm work. Average incomes are in line with the province.

Almost every municipality in the province, 96 out of 104, is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, Sparanise included. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.107 g. In masonry houses built before the 1980s it is worth having the floors, roof and wall connections checked by an engineer and asking whether any strengthening work has been done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can find the land parcel from the address. Even on the plain, canals and drainage ditches can cause local flooding; the report checks the official maps for that exact spot.

Key points

  • Farming town in northern Caserta province, near ancient Cales.
  • Population down 4.3% since 2011, foreign residents 9.5%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.107 g.
  • Masonry houses: have floors and strengthening checked first.

Overview

Sparanise is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,189 residents, ranked 41 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sparanise 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 0.107 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sparanise, 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sparanise declared an average taxable income of 19,911 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sparanise is in climate zone C, with 1,172 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 65 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sparanise has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets and 5 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

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 12.3% of the land in Sparanise, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 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 Sparanise.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sparanise: 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 Sparanise 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 Sparanise. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 90.1%
  • good 9.8%

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

ISTAT code 061089. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.