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Villa Literno: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Villa Literno.

Villa Literno, a rail junction on the plain towards the coast

Villa Literno station is a junction on the railway that runs from Rome to Naples via Formia, and trains leave from here towards Aversa and Naples. The town lies on the plain in the south-west of the province of Caserta, between the Agro aversano farmland and the Domitian coast, surrounded by vegetable fields and greenhouses.

Farming, and especially the tomato harvest, has drawn seasonal labourers for decades, many from abroad, and this shows in the make-up of the population. Buyers find detached houses with yards, blocks of flats and newer buildings on the edge of town. As everywhere in this area, have a surveyor check planning compliance before completion: without proper building permits the sale gets complicated, and so does the mortgage.

Villa Literno is growing fast, from 10,715 residents in 2011 to 12,658 in 2023, up 18.1% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is young, with 15.1% over 65 against 19.3% in the province and an average age of 40.8. Foreign residents make up 13.3%, a high share even for this province. Average declared incomes are well below the provincial figure.

Like 95 other municipalities in the province, Villa Literno is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection map. Expected ground acceleration is 0.109 g, lower than in the towns towards the Apennines. For a reinforced concrete building it is still worth asking for the structural design and the final inspection certificate.

The plain is low and drained by reclamation channels that carry water to the sea. In the lowest areas, near the channels, the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • Rail junction on the Rome-Formia-Naples line.
  • Population up 18.1% since 2011; 13.3% foreign residents.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.109 g.
  • Reclaimed plain: check flood hazard near the channels.

Overview

Villa Literno is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 12,658 residents, ranked 24 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa Literno 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 0.109 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Villa Literno, 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 18.1%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 13.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa Literno declared an average taxable income of 15,144 euros, below the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa Literno has 10 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 10.5% of the land in Villa Literno, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 9.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Villa Literno. 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 Villa Literno: 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 Villa Literno 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 54 inhabited census areas in Villa Literno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.5%
  • fair 96.0%
  • good 2.5%

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 061099. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.