Mirabella Eclano: 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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Mirabella Eclano, Aeclanum and the hills of Irpinia
In Irpinia, the hilly inland area around Avellino, Mirabella Eclano carries in its name the Roman town of Aeclanum, whose remains lie within the municipality at a place called Passo. The town is also known for the Carro, a straw obelisk tens of metres tall that is hauled through the streets in a procession every September.
Buyers choose between the older, sloping centre and the newer areas lower down, towards Passo and the main roads, with small apartment blocks and houses with gardens. Avellino and Benevento are the reference cities for work, hospitals and public offices, and you reach them by car.
The population has fallen sharply: 6,694 residents at the end of 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 15.3% on 2011, or 1,210 people. The estimated average age is 47.4 against 46.2 in the province, over-65s make up 25.4% and foreign residents 4.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Earthquakes come first. Mirabella is in seismic zone 1, the highest-hazard category in the Civil Protection classification, like 58 municipalities in Irpinia; the other 60 are in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.266 g, a high value. Many buildings in the area were rebuilt or repaired after past earthquakes, so before buying ask for the reconstruction or seismic upgrade paperwork, the design year and the structural sign-off certificate.
On the clay slopes of Irpinia landslides are common, but they vary a great deal from one hillside to the next. The report checks the official maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published for the municipality.
Key points
- Irpinia hill town with the Roman remains of Aeclanum.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.266 g.
- Population down 15.3% since 2011.
- Landslide hazard to check slope by slope.
Overview
Mirabella Eclano is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 6,694 residents, ranked 13 of 118 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mirabella Eclano 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 0.266 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Mirabella Eclano, 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 15.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mirabella Eclano declared an average taxable income of 18,525 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Mirabella Eclano is in climate zone D, with 1,869 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 372 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mirabella Eclano has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 1.0 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 12.4% of the land in Mirabella Eclano, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 hectares.
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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Mirabella Eclano, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Mirabella Eclano: 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 Mirabella Eclano 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 96 inhabited census areas in Mirabella Eclano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 9.3%
- fair 90.7%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 064050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.