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Rotondi: 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: Corso Girolamo del Balzo 1, Rotondi.

Rotondi, in the Valle Caudina below Mount Partenio

The Valle Caudina is a basin between the Partenio mountains and the Taburno massif, straddling the provinces of Avellino and Benevento, and Rotondi covers its Irpinia side, at around 270 metres. The old Appian Way, now a main road, crosses the valley towards Benevento in one direction and Caserta and Naples in the other. Many residents work elsewhere, and the position between three provincial capitals is the village's real advantage.

There were 3,410 residents in 2023, down 4.7% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is younger than the provincial average: average age 44.6 against 46.2, over-65s at 21.6%. Foreign nationals are 6.0%. Average incomes are slightly above the average for the province of Avellino.

The village stretches from the flat part of the valley up to the first mountain slopes. Lower down there are recent houses and villas, higher up the old core and homes on the hillside. Lower down the roads are easier and valley services closer; in the old core, expect narrow lanes and hard parking.

Irpinia is split between seismic zones 1 and 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and Rotondi is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.193 g. In houses built or repaired after the 1980 earthquake, ask for the paperwork on the structural work; for the rest, have a surveyor check walls and floors before buying.

The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address and measures the distance to services. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • Irpinia side of the Valle Caudina, along the Appian Way.
  • Average age 44.6, below 46.2 for the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.193 g.
  • Recent homes in the valley, old core on the slopes.

Overview

Rotondi is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,410 residents, ranked 29 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rotondi 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 0.193 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rotondi, 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 4.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rotondi declared an average taxable income of 20,885 euros, in line with the province (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rotondi is in climate zone D, with 1,688 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 272 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rotondi has 7 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 17.5% of the land in Rotondi, 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 Rotondi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rotondi: 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 Rotondi 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 18 inhabited census areas in Rotondi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.3%
  • fair 95.7%

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 064080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.