Castelvetere sul Calore: 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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Castelvetere sul Calore, an Irpinian village above the river valley
The name gives away the geography: Castelvetere sits high up, at around seven hundred and fifty metres, above the valley of the river Calore, in the heart of Irpinia. The old centre is gathered on the hilltop, with stone houses and lanes; around it are woods, chestnut groves, vineyards and fields, with roads running down to the valley floor. Avellino is the city for work, hospital care and offices.
Buyers here will find village houses, often on several levels with uphill access, and country houses scattered across the area. The climate is that of the high Irpinian hills (climate zone E), with cold winters, so insulation and heating count. On slopes like these, the report checks the gradient, elevation and official landslide maps at the address.
Earthquakes come first, though. Castelvetere is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.235 g, a high value; in the province of Avellino, 58 municipalities are in zone 1 and 60 in zone 2. For a masonry building, ask whether structural work has been done, when and under which permits, and have houses that were never strengthened assessed.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,481 residents in 2023, down 11.4% on 2011. The average age is 48.1, against 46.2 for the province; over-65s make up 27.1% and foreign residents just 1.1%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the plot from the address.
Key points
- Hill village above the Calore valley, in Irpinia.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.235 g.
- Population down 11.4% since 2011.
- Slopes and stone houses: check gradient and structure.
Overview
Castelvetere sul Calore is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,481 residents, ranked 75 of 118 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelvetere sul Calore 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 0.235 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Castelvetere sul Calore, 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 11.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelvetere sul Calore declared an average taxable income of 20,318 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelvetere sul Calore is in climate zone E, with 2,311 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 750 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelvetere sul Calore has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
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 6.0% of the land in Castelvetere sul Calore, 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 Castelvetere sul Calore.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelvetere sul Calore: 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 Castelvetere sul Calore 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 28 inhabited census areas in Castelvetere sul Calore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 85.7%
- good 14.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 064024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.