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Montella: 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: Via Scipione Capone 1, Montella.

Montella, chestnut woods in the upper Calore valley

Montella means chestnuts: the local variety carries the protected IGP label, and chestnut woods cover the slopes around the town. This is Irpinia, the inland hill country of Campania, in the upper Calore valley at the foot of the Picentini mountains and Monte Terminio, at around five hundred and sixty metres. The town is spread over several districts between hillside and valley floor.

Life revolves around the town itself and Avellino, about half an hour by car, with the motorway to Salerno and Naples further off. Homes for sale are largely masonry buildings in the old districts and blocks built after 1980, when Irpinia was struck by a major earthquake and many houses were rebuilt or repaired. Prices are low and sales can take a long time.

The town is slowly emptying. At the end of 2023 there were 7,285 residents, 7.5% fewer than in 2011, a loss of 592 people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 46.7 and over-65s make up 24.5%, slightly above the provincial average. Foreign residents account for 3.2%. Montella is still a service centre for nearby villages, with 10 supermarkets and 6 healthcare facilities listed.

In the province of Avellino 58 municipalities are in zone 1 and 60 in zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale; Montella is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.188 g. For a house rebuilt after the earthquake, track down the design and the structural sign-off; for an older building, find out whether and how it was upgraded.

Winters are cold (climate zone D). On the slopes and along the Calore the report checks landslides and flooding at the exact spot, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Irpinia, upper Calore valley, home of the Montella chestnut.
  • Population down 7.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.188 g.
  • Many homes rebuilt after 1980: ask for design and sign-off.

Overview

Montella is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,285 residents, among the most populous in the province (11 of 118).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montella 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 0.188 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montella, 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montella declared an average taxable income of 18,399 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montella is in climate zone D, with 2,002 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 560 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montella has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 1.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 4.1% of the land in Montella, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.3 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 Montella. 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 Montella: 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 Montella 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 Montella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.9%
  • fair 22.1%
  • good 72.0%

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 064057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.