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Villaricca: 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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Villaricca, once Panicocoli, between Giugliano and Marano

Until the nineteenth century it was called Panicocoli. Today Villaricca is one of the municipalities north-west of Naples, between Giugliano, Qualiano and Marano, where the old farming village has been reached and surrounded by the building of recent decades. A large share of the land is built over, and the fields and orchards that remain lie mostly at the edges, towards Qualiano.

Buyers here usually want larger homes or lower prices than in Naples and the inner suburbs, and accept journey times that depend heavily on traffic. Next to the historic core, with its courtyard houses, there are districts of apartment blocks and newer gated developments, often with a garage and a yard. As everywhere around Naples, before signing it is wise to have a surveyor (geometra) confirm that the property matches the council and cadastral records, including any amnesty applications (condoni) still pending.

This is a young, growing town. There were 31,482 residents in 2023, up 4.8% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 40.8 against 43.2 for the province, and over-65s are just 16.6%, against 20.0% across the province. Households average 2.81 people. Foreign nationals make up 2.4%, and declared incomes remain below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Villaricca is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, the class of nearly the whole province of Naples, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.151 g. In blocks built before the latest seismic rules, or with storeys added at different times, the design, the completion certificate and any upgrading work are what matter, and they are documents to request from the building manager or the seller.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes its cadastral maps, so the report finds the plot from the address. From there it also measures the distance to schools, pharmacies and supermarkets, useful in a town where the newer areas are often some way from the centre.

Key points

  • Former farming village, now part of the Naples suburbs.
  • Population up 4.8% since 2011, over-65s only 16.6%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.151 g.
  • Check planning compliance and any pending amnesty claims.

Overview

Villaricca is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 31,482 residents, ranked 24 of 92 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villaricca 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 0.151 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Villaricca, 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 4.8%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villaricca declared an average taxable income of 19,476 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villaricca is in climate zone C, with 1,120 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 105 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villaricca has 31 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 16 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities, 25 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 53.2% of the land in Villaricca, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Villaricca. 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 Villaricca: 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 Villaricca 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 57 inhabited census areas in Villaricca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.5%
  • good 82.5%

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 063087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.