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Castel Baronia: 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: Contrada Piani 1, Castel Baronia.

Castel Baronia, the Baronia hills above the Ufita valley

The Baronia is the group of villages in eastern Irpinia, the inland area around Avellino, named after an old feudal barony, and Castel Baronia is one of its centres: a hill village at around 600 metres in the province of Avellino, overlooking the Ufita valley, among wheat fields, olive groves and open pasture.

It is a farming municipality where homes are mostly family houses on two or three floors, many rebuilt or repaired after the 1980 earthquake. For the hospital, secondary schools and public offices, people go to the larger towns of Irpinia or to Avellino, and a car is essential. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. The climate zone is E: cold, windy winters and heating costs to plan for.

Since 2011 the population has fallen by 8.7%, and in 2023 there were 1,050 residents. The average age is 47.1, against 46.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 26.1%, above the provincial 23.9%. Foreign nationals account for 1.0%.

Castel Baronia is in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, like 57 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.264 g. Before buying, get hold of the reconstruction or repair file, the structural sign-off and any later work: they tell you a lot about how the building is made.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On the clay hills of the area, slope and landslide hazard change from one hillside to the next and are checked on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Baronia village in Irpinia, above the Ufita valley.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.264 g.
  • Population down 8.7% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 26.1%, against 23.9% in the province.

Overview

Castel Baronia is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,050 residents, ranked 96 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castel Baronia 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 0.264 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castel Baronia, 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 8.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castel Baronia declared an average taxable income of 17,985 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castel Baronia is in climate zone E, with 2,231 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 639 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castel Baronia has 3 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 7.3% of the land in Castel Baronia, 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 Castel Baronia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castel Baronia: 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 Castel Baronia 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 Castel Baronia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 064022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.