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Vitulazio: 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: Viale Dante 1, Vitulazio.

Vitulazio, on the plain north of Capua

On the plain just north of Capua, with the River Volturno a short way to the south, Vitulazio is a farming town in the Caserta countryside that has grown a lot in recent decades. The land is almost entirely flat and cultivated, and low blocks of flats and family houses have been added around the old core. For people working in Caserta, Capua or the business parks nearby, it is a practical place to live, and the A1 motorway between Naples and Rome is close.

The population is rising. At the end of 2023 there were 7,696 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 9.6% on the 7,020 of 2011. It is young even by the standards of the province of Caserta: the average age is 41.1 against 43.1, over-65s are 16.4% and households average 2.55 people. Foreign residents make up 5.0%, and declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

With houses that have been extended or raised over the years, check carefully that the building matches its planning permits and its cadastral records; in Campania this is always worth doing before signing a preliminary contract. For everyday shopping, Overture Maps lists 8 supermarkets, more per resident than the provincial average, and 7 schools and education sites. For anything else, people go to Capua, Santa Maria Capua Vetere or Caserta.

Almost every municipality in the province, 96 in all, is in seismic zone 2 of the classification drawn up by the Civil Protection Department, and Vitulazio is one of them. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.117 g, a middling value for the area. Ask when the house was built and whether a structural design was filed, especially where it was built in stages.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to the plot. On the plain towards the Volturno and along the drainage channels, flood hazard varies from one street to the next and is checked for each address.

Key points

  • Flat farmland north of Capua, near the Volturno.
  • Population up 9.6% since 2011, average age 41.1.
  • Seismic zone 2, like almost all of the province of Caserta.
  • Houses built in stages: check permits and structural design.

Overview

Vitulazio is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,696 residents, ranked 37 of 104 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vitulazio 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 0.117 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vitulazio, 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 9.6%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vitulazio declared an average taxable income of 20,350 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vitulazio is in climate zone C, with 1,155 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 57 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vitulazio has 7 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 6 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 15.8% of the land in Vitulazio, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 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 Vitulazio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vitulazio: 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 Vitulazio 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 32 inhabited census areas in Vitulazio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 33.9%
  • good 63.9%

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 061100. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.