Telese Terme: 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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Telese Terme, sulphur springs in the Telesina valley
Telese Terme is the largest town in the Valle Telesina, the plain of the River Calore between the Matese mountains and Mount Taburno, west of Benevento. It grew up around its sulphur springs and spa, and has a small lake, the Lago di Telese, set in a park. The SS372 Telesina road runs through, linking the valley to Benevento and, at Caianello, to the A1 motorway between Naples and Rome.
Telese serves the villages around it, and the data show it: Overture Maps lists 10 healthcare facilities, 1.31 per 1,000 residents against 0.44 in the province, and far more bars, restaurants and supermarkets than average. Most homes are in low blocks and detached houses on the flat, many of them built in recent decades.
The population is rising in a province that is losing people: 7,648 residents at the end of 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 9.8% more than in 2011. The average age of 43.7 is well below the provincial 46.5, and declared incomes are above the average for the Benevento area.
Earthquake hazard is high throughout the province of Benevento: 48 municipalities are in zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, and the rest in zone 2. Telese is in zone 2, but expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is still high, about 0.223 g. The valley has been hit by strong earthquakes in the past, so for any purchase ask to see the structural design, the year of construction and any strengthening work.
The ground under the plain is worth understanding too. Underground water and soluble rock have caused sinkholes in this area, and near the Calore the concern is river flooding. The report checks landslide and flood hazard for the address and, with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, identifies the plot.
Key points
- Spa town of the Valle Telesina, between the Matese and Taburno.
- Population up 9.8% since 2011.
- 10 healthcare facilities, 1.31 per 1,000 residents.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.223 g.
Overview
Telese Terme is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,648 residents, among the most populous in the province (6 of 78).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Telese Terme 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 0.223 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Telese Terme, 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 9.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Telese Terme declared an average taxable income of 22,546 euros, above the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Telese Terme is in climate zone C, with 1,170 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 55 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Telese Terme has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 10 healthcare facilities, 12 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.
There are 1.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 24.9% of the land in Telese Terme, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Telese Terme. 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 Telese Terme: 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 Telese Terme 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 Telese Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.5%
- fair 31.0%
- good 67.6%
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 062074. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.