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Bonito: 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 Roma 1, Bonito.

Bonito, a hill village in the heart of Irpinia

Bonito lies in the hills of Irpinia, the inland area around Avellino in Campania, at roughly 500 metres. It is a farming village of fields, olive groves and scattered houses around a compact centre on the ridge. For work and larger services people look to Avellino, reached by car; everyday life moves between the village and the nearby towns.

Buyers usually choose between a house in the old core, often stone-built and in need of work, and newer homes along the access roads. On a hillside it pays to check driveway access, the slope of the land and the condition of retaining walls. Without a car, daily life is hard to organise.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,216 residents in 2023, down 12.3% on 2011. The average age is 46.4, close to 46.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 23.3%. Foreign nationals account for 3.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, and climate zone D means cool winters.

Bonito is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, along with 57 other municipalities in the province; expected ground acceleration is 0.269 g. For a house built before current earthquake regulations, ask for the building permits, find out whether it has been strengthened and have an engineer look at the structure before you sign.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel and checks the official landslide and flood maps at that spot.

Key points

  • Farming village in the Irpinia hills, around 500 metres up.
  • Population down 12.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1: expected acceleration 0.269 g.
  • Over-65s at 23.3%, average age 46.4.

Overview

Bonito is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,216 residents, ranked 50 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bonito is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 58 of 118 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.269 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bonito, 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 12.3%. 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 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bonito declared an average taxable income of 15,592 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bonito is in climate zone D, with 1,980 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 490 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bonito has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.5 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 8.8% of the land in Bonito, 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 low. 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 Bonito.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bonito: 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 Bonito 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 56 inhabited census areas in Bonito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 20.7%
  • fair 79.3%

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 064012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.