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Calabritto: 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 San Vito 1, Calabritto.

Calabritto, upper Sele valley below the Picentini

Calabritto lies in the upper Sele valley, at the southern tip of the province of Avellino, with the Picentini mountains behind it and the province of Salerno close by. The municipality also includes the hamlet of Quaglietta, lower down towards the river. It is mountain and woodland country, living on farming, small businesses and jobs elsewhere.

Most of the centre was rebuilt after the 1980 earthquake, so alongside a few old buildings there are many houses from the 1980s and 1990s. For buyers, that means checking the reconstruction paperwork and the state of upkeep, which after forty years varies a lot from house to house. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The population has been falling for years: Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 2,144 residents in 2023, down 14.2% on 2011. The mean age is 48.9, against 46.2 in the province, and over-65s make up 29.5%. Foreign residents account for 1.5%.

Calabritto is in seismic zone 1, the highest, like 57 other municipalities in Irpinia, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.231 g. Always ask whether the building has a structural design on file and, for older houses, whether any upgrade work has been done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available. The report finds the land parcel from the address and shows elevation, slope and the official landslide and flood maps for that spot, a check worth doing in any mountain municipality.

Key points

  • Upper Sele valley village, below the Picentini mountains.
  • Many houses rebuilt after 1980: check the paperwork.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.231 g.
  • Population down 14.2% since 2011.

Overview

Calabritto is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,144 residents, ranked 52 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calabritto 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 0.231 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Calabritto, 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 14.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calabritto declared an average taxable income of 15,869 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calabritto is in climate zone D, with 1,806 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 480 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calabritto has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.2% of the land in Calabritto, 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 Calabritto.

Landslides and flooding

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

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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

ISTAT code 064014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.