Apollosa: 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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Apollosa, hill country south-west of Benevento
Apollosa is one of the hill villages ringing Benevento, on the south-western side of the city, towards the Valle Caudina. The town hall stands at around 430 metres, and the land is a mix of fields, olive groves, vineyards and woods, with the centre on high ground and several scattered rural districts. Benevento is the everyday city: work, secondary schools, hospital and shops are a short drive away.
For buyers, Apollosa offers village houses and detached homes with land. In exchange you need a car and some patience with hill roads. On the uplands of the Sannio, the inland area around Benevento, the ground is often clay and sloping, so it pays to look at the official landslide maps for the exact address; the report checks them along with the flood maps for the valley floors.
In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,467 residents, down 8.5% since 2011. The average age of 46.2 and the share of over-65s, 24.2%, are in line with the province of Benevento. Foreign residents account for 3.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
The village has 3 school-related places, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket and 7 cafés and restaurants.
The Sannio is one of the areas of highest seismic hazard in the southern Apennines. Apollosa is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification, like 47 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.226 g. Before buying, find out the type of structure, the year of construction and any strengthening work, and have a surveyor check an older house. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Hills south-west of Benevento, towards the Valle Caudina.
- Population down 8.5% since 2011, average age 46.2.
- Seismic zone 1, the highest, acceleration about 0.226 g.
- Sloping land: check landslide maps for the address.
Overview
Apollosa is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,467 residents, ranked 32 of 78 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Apollosa is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (48 of 78) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.226 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Apollosa, 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 8.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Apollosa declared an average taxable income of 18,829 euros, in line with the province (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Apollosa is in climate zone D, with 1,853 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 430 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Apollosa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.
There are 0.4 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 7.3% of the land in Apollosa, 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
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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Apollosa. 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 Apollosa: 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 Apollosa 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 24 inhabited census areas in Apollosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 50 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 35.0%
- fair 65.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 062004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.