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Baiano: 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 Liberta` 1, Baiano.

Baiano, end of the Circumvesuviana line below the Partenio hills

For many people in Campania, Baiano is first of all a terminus: the Circumvesuviana railway from Naples ends here after passing through Nola. The town lies in the Baiano area, at the far western edge of the province of Avellino, on a small plain at the foot of the Partenio mountains, surrounded by hazelnut groves. For anyone working around Nola or in Naples the location is convenient, and the train is an alternative to the car.

The town is compact, with a centre of small blocks and courtyard houses and newer areas towards the countryside. The data lists 35 services, including 6 supermarkets; for hospitals and larger offices people look to Nola and Avellino. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average, which is low.

There are 4,386 residents, down 7.3% since 2011. The average age is 46.0, in line with the province (46.2), over-65s make up 23.3% and households have 2.45 members on average. Foreign residents account for 3.7%.

Irpinia is among the most seismic areas in Italy: of the municipalities in the province of Avellino, 58 are in zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification, and 60 in zone 2, Baiano among them. The expected ground acceleration here is about 0.189 g. If you are buying in a masonry building or a block of flats from the 1960s or 1970s, ask for the structural design, the final inspection certificate and any later work.

The second issue is the slopes. In this part of Campania the limestone hillsides are covered with volcanic soils that, after very heavy rain, can send mudflows down the valley. The report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address and measures the slope. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • End of the Circumvesuviana line from Naples, below the Partenio.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.189 g.
  • 4,386 residents, down 7.3% since 2011.
  • Slopes: check mudflow risk on the official maps.

Overview

Baiano is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 4,386 residents, ranked 19 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Baiano 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 0.189 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Baiano, 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 7.3%. 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 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Baiano declared an average taxable income of 20,701 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Baiano is in climate zone C, with 1,117 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 196 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Baiano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.4 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 8.2% of the land in Baiano, 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 contaminated sites in Baiano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Baiano: 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 Baiano 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 21 inhabited census areas in Baiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 68.9%
  • good 30.9%

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 064010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.