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Teano: 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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For example: Via Chiesa 1, Teano.

Teano, the ancient Sidicini town below Roccamonfina

Most Italians know the name Teano from school history books: tradition places here the meeting of 1860 between Garibaldi and King Victor Emmanuel II. Long before that it was Teanum Sidicinum, a town of the Sidicini people and later a Roman centre, whose theatre and other ruins survive. The town lies in the north of the province of Caserta, on the slopes of the extinct Roccamonfina volcano, and its territory is large, with a number of hamlets scattered across hills and plain.

Transport links are a strong point. The Caianello junction on the A1 motorway is a few kilometres away and Teano station is on the Rome to Naples railway via Cassino; Caserta and Naples are reached by motorway. Buyers will find a historic centre built of volcanic tufa, with many houses needing renovation, and in the hamlets detached houses, often with a piece of land.

The population is falling. In 2023 there were 11,147 residents, down 11.4% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and the town is older than its province, one of the youngest in Italy: an average age of 46.7 against 43.1, with over-65s at 24.8% against 19.3%. Foreign residents make up 3.2%, and average incomes are below the provincial figure.

In the province of Caserta almost every municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale: 96 of them, with 5 in zone 1 and 3 in zone 3. Teano is in zone 2, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.115 g. In the old masonry houses of the centre, often altered several times, have the load-bearing walls checked and ask what structural work has been done.

On the Roccamonfina hillsides, volcanic soils and gullies can bring landslide problems, while on the plain the issue is flooding: the report checks both at the address with the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Ancient Teanum Sidicinum, below the Roccamonfina volcano.
  • A1 junction at Caianello and a station on the Rome to Naples line.
  • Population down 11.4% since 2011, average age 46.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.115 g.

Overview

Teano is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 11,147 residents, ranked 26 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Teano 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 0.115 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Teano, 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 11.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (43). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Teano declared an average taxable income of 18,068 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Teano is in climate zone D, with 1,440 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 196 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Teano has 13 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.4 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more 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 6.0% of the land in Teano, compared with 10.5% 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Teano, and 3 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Teano: 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 Teano 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 66 inhabited census areas in Teano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.5%
  • fair 53.9%
  • good 42.6%

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

ISTAT code 061091. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.