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Atripalda: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Avellino, 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 Appia 1, Atripalda.

Atripalda, on the Sabato next to Avellino

Between Atripalda and Avellino the boundary is barely visible: the two towns have grown towards each other along the valley of the river Sabato. Atripalda still has a centre of its own, with its square and churches, and just outside town the excavations of ancient Abellinum, the Roman city that gave Avellino its name.

For anyone working in the provincial capital, being next door is the main advantage, and many residents commute every day. The municipality is small and mostly built up, with apartment blocks in the newer areas and older houses in the centre. Near the Sabato and on the valley floor, check the official flood maps; on the hills rising either side of the valley, the landslide maps. The report checks both for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 10,344 residents, down 5.3% since 2011. The average age is 45.9, slightly below the provincial average, and foreign residents are just 2.8%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average, as is common in towns tied to a provincial capital. The climate is zone D, with cool winters.

The 1980 Irpinia earthquake hit this whole area hard, and much of the housing was rebuilt or built afterwards. Today the province of Avellino has 58 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 60 in zone 2, Atripalda among them, where the expected ground acceleration is about 0.201 g. For any purchase, ask for the design date, the structural sign-off and, for homes rebuilt with public grants, the reconstruction paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report works from the address to the land parcel. For the hospital and the university, people go to Avellino, a few minutes away.

Key points

  • Joined to Avellino, along the Sabato valley.
  • Excavations of ancient Abellinum on the edge of town.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.201 g.
  • Incomes above the provincial average, foreign residents 2.8%.

Overview

Atripalda is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 10,344 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 118).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Atripalda is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (60 of 118) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.201 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Atripalda, 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 5.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Atripalda declared an average taxable income of 21,599 euros, above the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Atripalda is in climate zone D, with 1,609 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 294 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Atripalda has 8 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 1.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 29.0% of the land in Atripalda, 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 no open contaminated sites in Atripalda; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Atripalda: 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 Atripalda 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 62 inhabited census areas in Atripalda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 67.7%
  • good 31.6%

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 064006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.