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Grottolella: 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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Grottolella, Irpinian hills on the edge of Avellino

Grottolella is a village in Irpinia, the inland area of Campania, built on the hills just north of Avellino. The provincial capital is close, and for many families it remains the place for work, secondary school, the hospital and paperwork, while the village itself has a compact centre, quiet roads and a spread of fields and scattered houses.

The housing stock mixes stone and brick houses in the old core with small blocks of flats and detached homes built over recent decades along the roads climbing from the valley. The climate zone is E, so winters are cold, and in a detached house heating, windows and insulation make a real difference to the bills. Declared incomes sit slightly above the provincial average.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,823 residents in 2023, 132 fewer than at the 2011 census, a fall of 6.8%. The average age is 45.8, close to the provincial figure of 46.2, and foreign residents make up 4.8%.

Irpinia is earthquake country and the national classification reflects it: in the province 58 municipalities are in zone 1 and 60 in zone 2, the same zone as Grottolella. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.214 g. Many houses here were repaired or rebuilt after the 1980 earthquake, so before buying ask for the paperwork on that work and for the structural design.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Grottolella. From the address, the report finds the land parcel, measures the slope of the ground and checks the official landslide and flood maps, along with the actual distance to schools, shops and pharmacies.

Key points

  • Hill village just north of Avellino, the provincial capital.
  • Population down 6.8% since 2011, average age 45.8.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.214 g.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Grottolella is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,823 residents, ranked 64 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Grottolella 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 0.214 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Grottolella, 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 6.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Grottolella declared an average taxable income of 20,776 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Grottolella is in climate zone E, with 2,120 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 596 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Grottolella 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 10.5% of the land in Grottolella, 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 low. 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 Grottolella.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Grottolella: 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 Grottolella 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 18 inhabited census areas in Grottolella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 064039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.