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Montefredane: 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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Montefredane, Fiano hill country above Avellino

Montefredane sits on a hill just north of Avellino, at around 590 metres, and is one of the municipalities of the Fiano di Avellino area, the white wine of Irpinia made from the vineyards around the village. The provincial capital is a few minutes away by car, and many residents work there or for businesses in the area.

Part of the municipality is residential: next to the old centre on the hill there are detached houses and blocks built in recent decades, and the hamlet of Arcella, lower down, has grown along the roads towards Avellino. A large share of land is built on for a hill village. Buyers find detached houses with gardens and flats, as well as rural houses among the vineyards. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 2,132 residents in 2023, down 7.6% on 2011. The mean age is 46.2, the same as the province; over-65s make up 23.5% and foreign residents 5.7%.

Montefredane is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.217 g; in Irpinia 58 municipalities are in zone 1 and 60 in zone 2. For a house built before the 1980s, ask whether seismic upgrade work has been done and documented.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report traces the land parcel from the address, shows the local price band and reads the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Hill north of Avellino, in Fiano wine country.
  • Old centre on the hill, Arcella towards the city.
  • Residents: 2,132 in 2023, fewer than in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.217 g.

Overview

Montefredane is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,132 residents, ranked 53 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montefredane 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 0.217 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montefredane, 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 7.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montefredane declared an average taxable income of 19,864 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montefredane is in climate zone E, with 2,115 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 593 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 16.8% of the land in Montefredane, 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 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 Montefredane. 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 Montefredane: 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 Montefredane 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 28 inhabited census areas in Montefredane. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 22.8%
  • fair 77.2%

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 064055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.