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Prata di Principato Ultra: 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 Boschetto 1, Prata di Principato Ultra.

Prata di Principato Ultra, the Sabato valley and the Annunziata

The monument that brings visitors here is the basilica of the Annunziata, an early Christian church partly cut into the tufa rock, with catacombs. Prata di Principato Ultra lies in the valley of the Sabato river in Irpinia, north of Avellino, and its land is part of the production area of Greco di Tufo, the best-known white wine of the province.

It is a hill town surrounded by vineyards and hazelnut groves, close enough to Avellino for a daily drive to work. Buyers find village houses in the old core and newer homes, often detached, in the areas built later. On the valley floor near the Sabato it is worth studying the official flood maps closely, while on the slopes the gradient and landslide maps matter. The report checks both at the address.

Istat, Italy's statistics office, records 2,679 residents in 2023, down 10.0% since 2011. The population is younger than the provincial average: an average age of 44.7 against 46.2, with over-65s at 20.3% against 23.9%. Foreign residents make up 5.2%.

In Irpinia earthquakes always have to be factored in. Prata is in seismic zone 2, like 59 other municipalities in the province, while 58 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.226 g. Before signing, ask for the year of construction and the paperwork for any rebuilding or strengthening: many houses here have a complicated building history.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Sabato valley, within the Greco di Tufo wine area
  • Average age 44.7, younger than the province
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.226 g
  • 2,679 residents, down 10.0% since 2011

Overview

Prata di Principato Ultra is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,679 residents, ranked 42 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Prata di Principato Ultra 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 0.226 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Prata di Principato Ultra, 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 10.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Prata di Principato Ultra declared an average taxable income of 20,467 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Prata di Principato Ultra is in climate zone D, with 1,648 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 310 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Prata di Principato Ultra has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

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 11.5% of the land in Prata di Principato Ultra, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Prata di Principato Ultra.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Prata di Principato Ultra: 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 Prata di Principato Ultra 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 17 inhabited census areas in Prata di Principato Ultra. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.0%
  • fair 96.0%

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 064074. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.