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San Michele di Serino: 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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San Michele di Serino, in the Sabato valley below Avellino

San Michele di Serino is a small municipality in Irpinia, in the valley of the Sabato river, south of Avellino. Its territory is small and largely built up, with the settlement stretching between the valley floor and the lower slopes of hills covered in chestnut and hazelnut trees.

It sits in the commuter belt of the provincial capital: Avellino is a few kilometres away, and from there you pick up the link road to Salerno or the motorway to Naples. Buyers here are usually after a larger home at a lower price than in the city, with Avellino's services within easy driving distance. Housing is mostly low-rise blocks and detached houses built or rebuilt in recent decades.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,409 residents in 2023, down 7.0% on 2011. The average age is 45.2, slightly below the 46.2 of the province of Avellino, over-65s make up 21.0% and foreign residents 6.2%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Irpinia is one of the most earthquake-prone areas in Italy. San Michele di Serino is in seismic zone 2, like 59 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.183 g. Many buildings in the area were repaired or rebuilt after the 1980 earthquake: before buying, ask for the design, the year the work was done and the building codes it followed.

The report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the address, useful between valley floor and slopes, and identifies the land parcel with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Sabato valley, a few kilometres south of Avellino.
  • Low-rise blocks and detached houses, Avellino close by.
  • Population down 7.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.183 g.

Overview

San Michele di Serino is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,409 residents, ranked 47 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Michele di Serino 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 0.183 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in San Michele di Serino, 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 7.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Michele di Serino declared an average taxable income of 18,911 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Michele di Serino is in climate zone D, with 1,781 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 364 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Michele di Serino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 22.6% of the land in San Michele di Serino, 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 San Michele di Serino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Michele di Serino: 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 San Michele di Serino 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 26 inhabited census areas in San Michele di Serino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.8%
  • fair 70.5%
  • good 24.7%

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 064084. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.