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Melizzano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Benevento, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Nazionale 1, Melizzano.

Melizzano, vineyards of the Valle Telesina

Melizzano is a village in the Valle Telesina, in the province of Benevento, between the river Calore and the slopes of Monte Taburno. Vineyards, olive groves and fields surround the built-up area, in a part of the Sannio region where vines matter a great deal. Benevento is reached by car along the Telesina main road, which runs through the valley.

The village is low-lying, below two hundred metres, and combines an old core with districts built in recent decades. Buyers find detached houses, small blocks of flats and rural homes with land. In the areas closest to the Calore, look at the flood maps, and on the first hills at the landslide maps: the report checks both for the exact address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,691 residents in 2023, down 10.6% from 1,892 in 2011. The average age is 47.8, a little above 46.5 for the province, with over-65s at 25.0% and foreign residents at 4.1%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

Melizzano is in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection classification, like 29 other municipalities around Benevento, while 48 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration is 0.186 g. For a masonry house or one extended over time, ask for the habitability certificate and the building permits, and have the joints between parts built at different times checked. The Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and the report finds the parcel.

Key points

  • Valle Telesina, between the river Calore and Monte Taburno.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.186 g.
  • Population down 10.6% since 2011.
  • Near the Calore: look at the flood maps.

Overview

Melizzano is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,691 residents, ranked 50 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Melizzano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 78 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.186 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Melizzano, 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 10.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Melizzano declared an average taxable income of 20,252 euros, in line with the province (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Melizzano is in climate zone D, with 1,461 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 190 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 8.0% of the land in Melizzano, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Melizzano. 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 Melizzano: 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 Melizzano 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 17 inhabited census areas in Melizzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 20.3%
  • fair 79.7%

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 062039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.