Pago del Vallo di Lauro: 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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Pago del Vallo di Lauro, hazelnut hills between Avellino and Nola
Pago del Vallo di Lauro lies in the Vallo di Lauro, the hilly basin at the south-western tip of the province of Avellino, facing out towards the Nola plain. The landscape is hazelnut orchards, olive groves and small villages close to one another, with the village spread across the slope.
Although it is in Irpinia, the Vallo di Lauro looks largely towards Nola and the Naples area for work, secondary schools and shopping, all reached by car. Buyers mostly find family houses built or extended in recent decades, often with land, and older homes in the historic core. Before buying, check that extensions and added floors are authorised and registered. Incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
The population is younger than the provincial average: an average age of 43.8 against 46.2 in the province, with over-65s at 19.8% against 23.9%. Households have 2.39 members on average. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,703 residents in 2023, down 8.0% on 2011, and foreign residents make up 2.2%.
Irpinia has high seismic hazard: in the province 58 municipalities are in zone 1 and 60 in zone 2. Pago del Vallo di Lauro is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.181 g. For any house, ask for the structural design and, for older ones, what work was done after the 1980 earthquake.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the plot from the address. On the slopes of the basin it reads gradient and the official landslide maps for that point.
Key points
- Vallo di Lauro, hazelnut hills facing the Nola plain.
- Average age 43.8, against 46.2 in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.181 g.
- Extensions and added floors: check they are authorised.
Overview
Pago del Vallo di Lauro is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,703 residents, ranked 68 of 118 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pago del Vallo di Lauro 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 0.181 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Pago del Vallo di Lauro, 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 8.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pago del Vallo di Lauro declared an average taxable income of 19,029 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pago del Vallo di Lauro is in climate zone C, with 1,236 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 130 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pago del Vallo di Lauro 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 9.9% of the land in Pago del Vallo di Lauro, 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 contaminated sites in Pago del Vallo di Lauro.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pago del Vallo di Lauro: 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 Pago del Vallo di Lauro 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 6 inhabited census areas in Pago del Vallo di Lauro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 064068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.