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Lioni: 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: Contrada Oppido 1, Lioni.

Lioni, a rebuilt town in the upper Ofanto valley

Lioni lies in the upper Ofanto valley, at around 550 metres, in the heart of the Alta Irpinia uplands. It is one of the larger towns in the area and serves the surrounding villages for shops and services. Avellino is about three quarters of an hour away on the Ofantina expressway.

The town's recent history explains what it looks like today. The 1980 earthquake destroyed much of Lioni, which was rebuilt almost entirely: wide streets, new squares and a housing stock largely from the 1980s and 1990s. For a buyer this means few old buildings and many reinforced-concrete houses built with reconstruction funds. For each one, check the design, the official inspection certificate (collaudo) and the maintenance carried out since.

The seismic figure is the most important one here. Lioni is in zone 1, the highest level in the classification drawn up by the Civil Protection department, like 58 municipalities in the province of Avellino, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.259 g, high even for zone 1. Before buying, have a surveyor or engineer examine the structure and find out whether the building qualifies for the Sismabonus, the tax relief on seismic upgrading work.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,924 residents in 2023, down 6.5% since 2011. The average age of 45.8 is close to the provincial figure, and foreign residents are few, at 2.6%. Average incomes are below the provincial level. The town is in climate zone D, with cool winters and occasional snow.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address. On the valley floor near the Ofanto and its tributaries flood hazard matters, and on the slopes landslide hazard: the report checks both for the individual address.

Key points

  • The main service town of Alta Irpinia, on the Ofanto.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.259 g.
  • Housing largely rebuilt after the 1980 earthquake.
  • 5,924 residents, down 6.5% since 2011.

Overview

Lioni is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 5,924 residents, ranked 14 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lioni 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 0.259 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Lioni, 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 6.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lioni declared an average taxable income of 18,059 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lioni is in climate zone D, with 2,022 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 550 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lioni has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 Lioni, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Lioni.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lioni: 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 Lioni 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 75 inhabited census areas in Lioni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.1%
  • fair 92.9%

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 064044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.