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Pietrastornina: 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 Roma 1, Pietrastornina.

Pietrastornina, below the Partenio between Avellino and Benevento

Pietrastornina lies in the hills at the foot of the Partenio mountains, in the part of the province of Avellino that faces Benevento. The old core has houses built close together running down the slope, and around it are woods, fields and small hamlets. Avellino and Benevento are the reference towns for work, secondary schools and the hospital.

Buying here means choosing between the sloping centre, with old houses and narrow access, and the newer or rural areas, with detached homes and land. Either way, check the condition of the structure, retaining walls and rainwater drainage. Winters are cold (climate zone E).

There were 1,424 residents in 2023, down 9.2% on the 1,568 of 2011. The average age is 47.7, a little above the provincial 46.2, and over-65s make up 25.7%. Foreign nationals account for 1.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Irpinia is split between zone 1 and zone 2 of the Civil Protection seismic scale: 58 municipalities in the first and 60 in the second. Pietrastornina is in zone 2, with a high expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.211 g. For a house built before recent seismic standards, ask for structural surveys and the records of work done after 1980.

On the slopes the report checks the official landslide maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps make it possible to trace the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hills at the foot of the Partenio, facing Benevento.
  • Sloping streets: check structures and retaining walls.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.211 g.
  • Residents down 9.2% since 2011.

Overview

Pietrastornina is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,424 residents, ranked 83 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pietrastornina 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 0.211 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pietrastornina, 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pietrastornina declared an average taxable income of 17,891 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pietrastornina is in climate zone E, with 2,148 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 513 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pietrastornina has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

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 6.5% of the land in Pietrastornina, 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 Pietrastornina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pietrastornina: 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 Pietrastornina 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 35 inhabited census areas in Pietrastornina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 99.9%

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 064073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.