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Cesinali: 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 Provinciale 1, Cesinali.

Cesinali, on the edge of Avellino

Cesinali is a short drive from Avellino, and in many ways it works as a residential district of the Irpinian capital: people live here and go into town for work, school and errands. The land is hilly, with hazelnut groves and vegetable plots between the houses, and the village has spread over recent decades along the roads towards Avellino.

That growth shows in the land-use data too: a large share of the territory is built on for such a small municipality. Buyers mostly find recent low-rise blocks and detached houses, next to an older core. Declared incomes are above the provincial average, a sign of households tied to jobs in the city.

It is one of the few Irpinian municipalities that is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,555 residents in 2023, up 3.4% on 2011. The average age is 44.0, lower than the provincial 46.2, over-65s make up 18.9% and foreign residents 2.2%.

Irpinia is a significant earthquake area. Cesinali is in seismic zone 2, with a high expected ground acceleration of 0.191 g in the built-up area. For a house built before recent seismic codes, ask for the design date, any upgrades and the structural sign-off documents; for new builds, the seismic class stated by the developer.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report uses them to go from the street address to the land parcel, alongside the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Residential municipality right next to Avellino
  • 2,555 residents, up 3.4% since 2011
  • Average age 44.0, below the Irpinian figure
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.191 g

Overview

Cesinali is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,555 residents, ranked 44 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cesinali 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 0.191 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cesinali, 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 grown by 3.4%. 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 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cesinali declared an average taxable income of 22,469 euros, above the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cesinali is in climate zone D, with 1,821 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 380 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cesinali has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. 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 22.4% of the land in Cesinali, 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 Cesinali.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cesinali: 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 Cesinali 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 22 inhabited census areas in Cesinali. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.0%
  • fair 69.4%
  • good 27.6%

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 064026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.