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Airola: 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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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: Via Lavatoio 1, Airola.

Airola, the Caudine valley below Mount Taburno

Closed off to the north by the Taburno massif, the Valle Caudina, a basin between the provinces of Benevento and Caserta, has Airola as one of its main towns. It ranks number 5 by population in the province of Benevento and is a local centre for schools, offices and shops for the villages around it. Benevento, Caserta and the Naples area can all be reached by car, which makes the valley commuter country.

The town stretches from its old centre, built on a rise, down to the lower part where newer neighbourhoods and businesses have grown. Buyers will find stone houses in the old core, often needing work, and flats in newer blocks below. Towards the Taburno the ground rises and houses thin out among olive groves and fields.

Airola is young for the province. Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 8,057 residents in 2023, practically the same as in 2011 (the drop is 0.1%). The estimated average age is 44.3 against 46.5 for the province, and over-65s make up 20.7%, well below the provincial 24.6%. Households average 2.51 people and foreign residents account for 4.3%. Average incomes are slightly above the Sannio average.

The province of Benevento is among the most earthquake-prone in Italy: 48 municipalities are in zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile). Airola is in zone 2, like 29 others, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.182 g. That figure should be taken seriously: for a house in the old centre or a building from before current codes, ask for a structural survey and find out what work has already been done.

The cadastral maps are published and the report finds the plot from the address. On the Taburno slopes gradient and landslides matter; lower down, the streams coming off the mountain do. The report checks both for every address.

Key points

  • One of the main towns of the Valle Caudina, below the Taburno.
  • Average age 44.3, against 46.5 for the province.
  • Seismic zone 2; 48 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
  • Landslides on the slopes, streams below: both read by address.

Overview

Airola is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 8,057 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 78).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Airola 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 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Airola, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Airola declared an average taxable income of 20,428 euros, in line with the province (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Airola has 11 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 20.6% of the land in Airola, compared with 7.4% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Airola, and one more has 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 Airola: 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 Airola 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 35 inhabited census areas in Airola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 29.3%
  • good 69.5%

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 062001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.