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Grottaminarda: 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: Corso Vittorio Veneto 1, Grottaminarda.

Grottaminarda, the Ufita valley and its A16 junction

A junction on the A16 motorway from Naples to Canosa has made Grottaminarda one of the main towns of the Ufita valley in eastern Irpinia, the inland hill country of Campania, at around four hundred metres. Retail and trade areas serving the whole valley have grown up around the junction, which is why Overture Maps shows many more supermarkets, bars and restaurants per resident than the provincial average.

Buyers will find an older core and newer districts, much of them rebuilt after the earthquakes of the twentieth century, stretching down towards the valley floor and the main road. Lower down are blocks of flats close to services; higher up, older houses and steep streets. The report measures the distance to schools, pharmacies and shops for each address.

The valley is losing people: 7,638 residents at the end of 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 7.9% fewer than in 2011. The average age of 45.2 is close to the provincial 46.2, over-65s make up 22.2% and foreign residents only 2.6%. Even so, Grottaminarda is one of the larger towns in a province of 118 municipalities.

Earthquakes are the first thing to think about when buying anywhere in Irpinia. Grottaminarda is in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous class set by the Civil Protection Department, like 58 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.270 g, among the highest values in Italy. Ask for the structural design and inspection certificate, and for houses rebuilt after an earthquake, the reconstruction paperwork; for older houses, get a survey from a structural engineer.

Landslides are common on the clay slopes of the Ufita, and the valley floor can flood along the river: both hazards are checked for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes down to the plot. Winters are colder than on the coast, as you would expect at this altitude.

Key points

  • Ufita valley, with a junction on the A16 Naples-Canosa motorway.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.270 g.
  • Population down 7.9% since 2011.
  • Plenty of shops and services for the surrounding villages.

Overview

Grottaminarda is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,638 residents, among the most populous in the province (9 of 118).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Grottaminarda 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 0.270 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Grottaminarda, 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 7.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Grottaminarda declared an average taxable income of 19,223 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Grottaminarda is in climate zone D, with 1,950 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 405 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Grottaminarda has 10 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities and 6 sports facilities.

There are 1.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 15.2% of the land in Grottaminarda, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Grottaminarda. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Grottaminarda: 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 Grottaminarda 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 92 inhabited census areas in Grottaminarda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.7%
  • fair 90.3%

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

ISTAT code 064038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.