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Paternopoli: 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 Carmine Modestino 1, Paternopoli.

Paternopoli, the Taurasi hills of Irpinia

The hills around Paternopoli are covered with Aglianico vines: the municipality lies within the Taurasi area, the best-known red wine of Irpinia. The village stands on high ground above the Calore valley, in an area where farming still matters and work is often found outside the municipality. Avellino is the provincial capital people turn to.

For a buyer, the market is that of a hill village: masonry houses in the centre, many rebuilt or strengthened in recent decades, newer homes on the edges and farmhouses among vineyards and olive groves. Streets are sloping, and wider services are in the larger towns of the province. The climate zone is D.

The population has shrunk noticeably. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,110 residents in 2023, down 15.2% on 2011. The average age is 47.9, against 46.2 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.2%. Foreign residents account for 4.6%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Irpinia is a highly seismic area and Paternopoli is in zone 1, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.255 g. In the province of Avellino, 58 municipalities are in zone 1. Before buying, ask for the paperwork on structural work to the building and, if there is none, have a surveyor assess it.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report finds the plot from the address and shows the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Hill village in the Taurasi wine area, above the Calore valley.
  • Population down 15.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.255 g.
  • Always ask for records of structural work.

Overview

Paternopoli is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,110 residents, ranked 55 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Paternopoli 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 0.255 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Paternopoli, 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 15.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Paternopoli declared an average taxable income of 18,543 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Paternopoli is in climate zone D, with 1,921 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 490 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 8.5% of the land in Paternopoli, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 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 no contaminated sites in Paternopoli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Paternopoli: 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 Paternopoli 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 29 inhabited census areas in Paternopoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.5%
  • fair 91.5%

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 064070. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.