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Gesualdo: 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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Gesualdo, the castle of the composer prince in Irpinia

The town's name is tied to Carlo Gesualdo, prince and composer of madrigals in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, who lived in the castle at the top of the town. Gesualdo sits on a hill in Irpinia, at almost 700 metres, with its historic centre gathered around the castle and the land dropping away through wheat fields, olive groves and vineyards. Avellino is under an hour away by car.

For buyers, the historic centre offers stone houses, often rebuilt or repaired in past decades, alongside newer districts on the edge of town. The quality of that past work varies a great deal, and it is the first thing to establish with a surveyor. In the countryside there are scattered houses with land, where access and distance to services matter; the report measures them from the address.

Istat, Italy's statistics office, records 3,207 residents (2023), down 11.0% since 2011. The average age is 47.6, higher than in Avellino province (46.2), and 26.1% are over 65. Foreign residents are few, at 2.1%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average, and climate zone E means cold winters.

Irpinia is among the most earthquake-prone areas in Italy. Gesualdo is in zone 1, the highest class, together with 57 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.267 g, a high value. For any purchase, ask for the structural design, the year of any rebuilding or upgrading and the final inspection certificate.

Key points

  • Irpinia town built around Carlo Gesualdo's castle.
  • 3,207 residents, down 11.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.267 g.
  • 26.1% over 65, average age 47.6.

Overview

Gesualdo is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,207 residents, ranked 33 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gesualdo 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 0.267 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Gesualdo, 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 11.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gesualdo declared an average taxable income of 19,561 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gesualdo is in climate zone E, with 2,305 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 676 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gesualdo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

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 9.2% of the land in Gesualdo, 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 Gesualdo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gesualdo: 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 Gesualdo 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 37 inhabited census areas in Gesualdo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 26.4%
  • fair 73.6%

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 064036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.