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Montemarano: 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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For example: Via San Francesco 1, Montemarano.

Montemarano, the tarantella and the vineyards of Irpinia

The Montemarano carnival, with its tarantella played and danced through the village streets, is one of the best-known folk traditions of inland Campania. The municipality lies in Irpinia, the hill country around Avellino, above the Calore valley at around 800 metres, in an area of hills and mountains covered in vineyards and woods that falls within the Taurasi wine zone. Avellino is about three quarters of an hour away by car.

The village has an old centre gathered on the hilltop and newer areas along the approach roads, with houses scattered across the countryside. Buyers find detached houses on several levels, many rebuilt or renovated in recent decades, and country houses with land. Hospital care, secondary schools and most services are in Avellino or the larger towns of the area. Climate zone E at this height means cold winters with frequent snow.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,604 residents in 2023, down 13.3% on 2011. The average age is 49.2 against 46.2 in the province of Avellino, and 29.2% of residents are over 65. There are few foreign residents, 1.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Montemarano is in seismic zone 2, with an expected acceleration of 0.234 g. In Irpinia many buildings were rebuilt or repaired after the 1980 earthquake: when buying, ask for the design, the reconstruction paperwork and the final structural certificate, and for older houses a structural survey.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published. On the clay hills of Irpinia the ground varies from plot to plot, and the report reads gradient and official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Irpinia above the Calore valley, in the Taurasi wine zone
  • Home of the Montemarano carnival and tarantella
  • 29.2% over 65, average age 49.2
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.234 g

Overview

Montemarano is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,604 residents, ranked 43 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montemarano 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 0.234 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montemarano, 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 13.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montemarano declared an average taxable income of 17,294 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montemarano is in climate zone E, with 2,464 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 820 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 7.0% of the land in Montemarano, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 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 Montemarano. 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 Montemarano: 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 Montemarano 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 47 inhabited census areas in Montemarano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.6%
  • fair 51.2%
  • good 40.2%

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 064058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.