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Candida: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Candida.

Candida, a young village in the hills near Avellino

In the hills a short way from Avellino, Candida is a small Irpinian municipality at around 580 metres, with a compact centre and countryside of vines, hazelnut orchards and olive groves all around. Being near the provincial capital makes it a place where many people live and from which they travel every day to work or study.

This shows in the age figures, which differ from those of many villages deeper in Irpinia. Over-65s make up 18.8%, against 23.9% for the province, and the average age is 44.1 against 46.2. There were 1,103 residents in 2023, down 4.3% on 2011. Foreign nationals account for 1.9%, and households have 2.50 members on average.

Buyers find village houses, small villas and homes with a piece of land, and rely on Avellino for larger services, by car. The climate zone is D, with fairly mild winters for the hills. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes need careful thought. Candida is in seismic zone 2, like 59 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.214 g. For any house, find out the year it was built, whether it was repaired or rebuilt after the 1980 earthquake and with what paperwork, and whether it has been extended since.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Slope, landslides and flooding are checked on the official maps for the exact spot, because they differ between the village and the countryside.

Key points

  • Hills near Avellino, a commuter village.
  • Over-65s at 18.8%, against 23.9% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.214 g.
  • Residents down 4.3% since 2011.

Overview

Candida is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,103 residents, ranked 94 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Candida 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 0.214 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Candida, 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Candida declared an average taxable income of 17,148 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Candida is in climate zone D, with 2,087 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 579 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Candida has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 8.2% of the land in Candida, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Candida.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Candida: 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 Candida 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 4 inhabited census areas in Candida. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 064016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.