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Fontanarosa: 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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Fontanarosa, a hill village in inland Irpinia

Fontanarosa is a farming town in the hills of Irpinia, east of Avellino, surrounded by arable fields, vineyards and olive groves. It stands at around 480 metres and has a compact centre of masonry houses built close together, with newer housing on the edges.

For anyone weighing up a purchase, earthquakes are the main issue. Fontanarosa is in seismic zone 1, the highest level in the classification used by the Civil Protection department, like 57 other municipalities in the province; the remaining 60 are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.265 g. Many houses in Irpinia were repaired or rebuilt after 1980, so ask for the paperwork on that work, the year of construction and whether the building was brought up to later standards.

The population is shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,867 residents (2023), 434 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 13.1%. The average age is 47.7, above the provincial 46.2, and over-65s make up 27.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average and foreign residents are 4.0%.

There is no railway station, so journeys to Avellino or down towards the Ufita valley are made by car. The climate zone is D, with mild but damp winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps here, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel and the constraints that apply to it.

Key points

  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.265 g
  • 2,867 residents, 434 fewer than in 2011
  • Average age 47.7, above the province
  • Hill farming town east of Avellino

Overview

Fontanarosa is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,867 residents, ranked 39 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fontanarosa 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 0.265 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fontanarosa, 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 13.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fontanarosa declared an average taxable income of 18,602 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fontanarosa is in climate zone D, with 1,906 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, Fontanarosa has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 10.2% of the land in Fontanarosa, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Fontanarosa.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fontanarosa: 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 Fontanarosa 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 20 inhabited census areas in Fontanarosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 15.0%
  • fair 85.0%

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 064033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.