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Nusco: 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: Contrada Macchia 1, Nusco.

Nusco, the high balcony of Irpinia

From the hilltop of Nusco, one of the highest towns in upper Irpinia, the view takes in much of the province of Avellino, which is why it is known as the balcony of Irpinia. It is the seat of a diocese, with the cathedral of Sant'Amato, the patron saint, at the top of the old centre. For hospital care and larger services people go to Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi and Avellino.

Buyers should expect uphill streets, stone houses packed together in the old part and newer areas on the edges of town. In the centre many buildings were rebuilt or strengthened in past decades: ask the seller for the paperwork on that work, including the designs and the final structural sign-off, and check it at the town hall. At this height winters are cold and heating is a real cost.

The population is falling: 3,829 residents in 2023, 10.1% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 47.5 against 46.2 in the province, over-65s make up 26.2% and foreign residents only 1.8%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial figure.

Irpinia is one of the most seismically active parts of the Apennines: in the province of Avellino, 58 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 60 in zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's scale. Nusco is in zone 2, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area, about 0.236 g, is still high. For any purchase, checking the structure comes before the finishes and the price.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces an address back to its plot. On the hillsides and along the ravines running down to the valleys below, it also checks the landslide maps for that point.

Key points

  • Irpinia's balcony: high hilltop, diocese seat, cathedral of Sant'Amato.
  • 3,829 residents in 2023, down 10.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.236 g.
  • Rebuilt or strengthened houses: ask for designs and sign-off.

Overview

Nusco is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,829 residents, ranked 23 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nusco 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 0.236 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Nusco, 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 10.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nusco declared an average taxable income of 17,206 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, Nusco has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 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 7.3% of the land in Nusco, 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 no open contaminated sites in Nusco; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Nusco: 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 Nusco 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 65 inhabited census areas in Nusco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 16.9%
  • fair 46.2%
  • good 37.0%

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 064066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.