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Amorosi: 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 Telese 1, Amorosi.

Amorosi, the Volturno plain in the Telese valley

Amorosi is a lowland village in the western part of the province of Benevento, where the Telese valley opens out towards the Volturno river. The land is almost entirely flat and farmed, with a compact centre and houses scattered among the fields. Telese Terme is a few minutes away, and Benevento and Caserta are within commuting distance by car.

For buyers, the flat land is a practical advantage: no steep streets, regular plots, detached houses with a yard or garden. It is also why the position relative to watercourses is worth checking. The report looks up the official flood maps for the address, which matters most for homes nearer the river and the drainage channels of the plain.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,640 residents (2023), down 6.9% since 2011. The average age is 47.0, a little above the 46.5 of the province, 25.3% are over 65 and foreign residents make up 3.7%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average, slightly above it.

The Sannio area is one of the most seismically active parts of the southern Apennines. Amorosi is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.194 g in the built-up area; in the province of Benevento 48 municipalities are in zone 1 and 30 in zone 2. Anyone buying a house built before the recent seismic codes should ask for the design year and whether structural work has been done, and have it assessed by an engineer or surveyor.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available: the report goes from the address to the land parcel and cross-checks the ground and area data from there.

Key points

  • Flat land in the Telese valley, near the Volturno
  • 2,640 residents, down 6.9% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.194 g
  • Homes near watercourses: check the flood maps

Overview

Amorosi is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,640 residents, ranked 30 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Amorosi 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 0.194 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Amorosi, 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 fallen by 6.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Amorosi declared an average taxable income of 19,946 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, Amorosi has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

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 11.6% of the land in Amorosi, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Amorosi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Amorosi: 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 Amorosi 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 14 inhabited census areas in Amorosi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.0%
  • fair 96.8%
  • good 0.2%

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 062002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.