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Montemiletto: 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 Roma 1, Montemiletto.

Montemiletto, the Leonessa castle in the Irpinia hills

The Leonessa castle stands at the top of Montemiletto, in the hills of Irpinia east of Avellino, at around six hundred metres. Around the town are vineyards, olive groves and wheat fields: this is the country of Irpinia's well-known wines, and many families still own a piece of land. Avellino is a short drive away and is the reference point for work and services.

The old centre on the hill has stone houses built against one another, steep lanes and quite a few homes that are empty or rarely used. Newer building stretches along the roads leading down from the town, with detached houses and small blocks of flats. With an old house, expect access, parking and the state of the structure to vary a lot from one building to the next. The climate is that of the inland hills, with cold winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,058 residents in 2023, down 5.7% on 2011, or 303 fewer people. The average age is 46.8, against 46.2 in the province of Avellino, over-65s make up 24.7% and foreign residents 3.8%.

Earthquakes are the main issue. The Civil Protection Department places Montemiletto in seismic zone 1, like 57 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.245 g. In Irpinia many houses were repaired or rebuilt with public grants after past earthquakes: before buying, get hold of the plans, sign-off certificates and paperwork, and have an engineer check whether the work meets current rules.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. The clay hills of Irpinia are prone to landslides, and the report checks the official maps for the exact location of the house.

Key points

  • Irpinia hills east of Avellino, crowned by the Leonessa castle.
  • Stone-built old centre, newer houses along the roads.
  • 5,058 residents, down 5.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.245 g.

Overview

Montemiletto is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 5,058 residents, ranked 17 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montemiletto 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 0.245 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montemiletto, 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 5.7%. 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 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montemiletto declared an average taxable income of 19,171 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montemiletto is in climate zone E, with 2,158 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 600 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montemiletto has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.6 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 13.0% of the land in Montemiletto, 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

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Montemiletto. 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 Montemiletto: 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 Montemiletto 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 51 inhabited census areas in Montemiletto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 27.1%
  • fair 72.9%

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 064059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.