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Petruro Irpino: 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 San Bartolomeo 1, Petruro Irpino.

Petruro Irpino, in the Greco di Tufo hills

Petruro Irpino is one of the small Irpinia municipalities inside the Greco di Tufo area, named after the white wine of these hills between Avellino and Benevento. The village sits at about five hundred metres on a rise among vineyards, olive groves and woods, not far from the valley of the Sabato river. Avellino is the city for work, offices and hospital.

The most important figure for a buyer is earthquake risk. Petruro Irpino is in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous in the Civil Protection classification, like 58 of the 118 municipalities in the province of Avellino, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.231 g. Many houses in Irpinia were rebuilt or strengthened after the 1980 earthquake: ask for the design, the final inspection and the grant file, and have a surveyor read them.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 295 residents, 46 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 13.5%. The estimated average age is 48.8, against 46.2 in the province, and over-65s make up 30.5%, against 23.9%. Households average 1.94 people. Foreign residents account for 10.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The appeal here is vineyard countryside close to the provincial capital: village houses, rural homes with land, and some buildings linked to wine estates. The climate is climate zone D, with mild winters and hot summers.

On the clay slopes of Irpinia, landslides have to be assessed plot by plot: the report for the address reads the official maps and, using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Greco di Tufo hills, between Avellino and Benevento.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.231 g.
  • 295 residents in 2023, down 13.5%.
  • Over-65s at 30.5%, against 23.9% in the province.

Overview

Petruro Irpino is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 295 residents, among the smallest in the province (117 of 118).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Petruro Irpino 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 0.231 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Petruro Irpino, 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 13.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Petruro Irpino declared an average taxable income of 16,733 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Petruro Irpino is in climate zone D, with 1,969 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 500 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Petruro Irpino has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 7.0% of the land in Petruro Irpino, 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 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 no contaminated sites in Petruro Irpino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Petruro Irpino: 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 Petruro Irpino 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 3 inhabited census areas in Petruro Irpino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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

ISTAT code 064071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.