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Manocalzati: 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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Manocalzati, a hill town on the edge of Avellino

People who work in Avellino and want a home outside the city often look at Manocalzati, a hill municipality just east of the Irpinia capital, at around 450 metres. The town is split between the old centre higher up and newer areas along the roads running down towards the valley, where small detached houses and modest blocks of flats have gone up.

The Naples to Bari motorway passes close by, which makes commuting to Avellino and the Naples area practical. The climate is that of the inland hills, climate zone D, with cool, damp winters: in older houses, insulation and heating matter. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, the municipality had 3,029 residents in 2023, down 6.3% since 2011, a trend shared by many towns in Irpinia. The average age is 45.6, against 46.2 for the province; over-65s are 21.5% and foreign nationals 5.0%.

Irpinia is one of the best-known earthquake areas in Italy, and the 1980 quake is still a reference point for residents. Manocalzati is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.212 g in the built-up area. For any building on sale, find out whether it was rebuilt or repaired after 1980, to which standards, and whether there are records of structural work. The report adds the official landslide and flood maps for the address, useful on the slopes.

Key points

  • Irpinia hills east of Avellino, near the Naples to Bari motorway.
  • 3,029 residents, down 6.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.212 g.
  • Homes rebuilt after 1980: ask about standards and records.

Overview

Manocalzati is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,029 residents, ranked 35 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Manocalzati 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 0.212 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Manocalzati, 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 6.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Manocalzati declared an average taxable income of 19,325 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Manocalzati is in climate zone D, with 1,993 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 450 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Manocalzati has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 19.6% of the land in Manocalzati, 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 open contaminated sites in Manocalzati; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Manocalzati: 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 Manocalzati 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 49 inhabited census areas in Manocalzati. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.2%
  • fair 46.8%
  • good 46.0%

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 064046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.