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Montaguto: 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: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Montaguto.

Montaguto, the edge of Irpinia next to Apulia

In the far north-east of the province of Avellino, where the inland Campania area known as Irpinia meets the province of Foggia in Apulia, Montaguto stands on a rise overlooking the Cervaro valley. Down below run the routes that have always linked Campania to Apulia; up above is a small village of stone houses tight around the centre, with wheat fields and pasture all around.

The village has lost many of its people. According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 338 residents in 2023, against 451 in 2011, a fall of 25.1%. The estimated average age is 53.2, against 46.2 in the province of Avellino, and 38.5% of residents are over 65, compared with 23.9% across the province. Households average 1.84 people; foreign residents make up 5.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For buyers this means few sales and prices to be weighed case by case. Houses in the centre are masonry, often with work done at different times; for secondary schools, hospital and offices you drive to Ariano Irpino or Foggia.

The key point is earthquakes. Montaguto is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 60 of the 118 municipalities in the province, and the expected acceleration in the village is about 0.189 g. For a masonry building, find out whether it was repaired or upgraded after the 1980 earthquake, what work was done and who signed it off.

The land is hilly and clay-rich. For the exact address the report checks the official landslide and flood maps, and finds the land parcel through the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Edge of Irpinia, above the Cervaro valley towards Apulia.
  • 338 residents in 2023, down 25.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.189 g.
  • Masonry houses: ask about repairs and sign-off.

Overview

Montaguto is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 338 residents, among the smallest in the province (116 of 118).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montaguto 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 0.189 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montaguto, 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 25.1%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (46). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montaguto declared an average taxable income of 16,547 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montaguto has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 3.9% of the land in Montaguto, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.2 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 no contaminated sites in Montaguto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montaguto: 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 Montaguto 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 13 inhabited census areas in Montaguto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.4%
  • fair 96.6%

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 064051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.