Sant'Angelo all'Esca: 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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Sant'Angelo all'Esca, a village in the Irpinian hills
For anyone buying in Sant'Angelo all'Esca, the first question is earthquakes. The municipality is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, like 57 other municipalities in the province of Avellino, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.259 g. Irpinia was hit hard by the 1980 earthquake and many houses were rebuilt or repaired afterwards: before buying, ask for the design drawings, the structural sign-off and the paperwork for any later work.
The village stands on a hill in inland Irpinia, the area around Avellino, with the town hall at about 460 metres and farmland running down the slopes around it. It is a small, residential place; secondary schools, hospitals and larger shops are in nearby towns and in Avellino, reached by car. The climate zone is D, with cool winters that are milder than in the Irpinian mountains.
At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 717 residents, 119 fewer than the 836 of 2011 (down 14.2%). The average age is 49.4 against 46.2 in the province and over-65s make up 29.8%. Foreign residents account for 10.2%, households average 2.17 people and average declared income is a little below the provincial average.
The market consists of village houses, two-storey detached homes and country houses. On the steeper slopes the report reads the official landslide hazard maps for the exact address and measures the elevation and gradient of the ground, information that varies a lot from one plot to the next.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: from the address the report reaches the land parcel and building.
Key points
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.259 g.
- Hill village in inland Irpinia, at about 460 metres.
- Residents down 14.2% since 2011.
- Foreign residents at 10.2%.
Overview
Sant'Angelo all'Esca is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 717 residents, among the smallest in the province (108 of 118).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Angelo all'Esca 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 0.259 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Sant'Angelo all'Esca, 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 14.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Angelo all'Esca declared an average taxable income of 18,552 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Angelo all'Esca is in climate zone D, with 1,856 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 460 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Angelo all'Esca has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
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 8.8% of the land in Sant'Angelo all'Esca, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Sant'Angelo all'Esca. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Angelo all'Esca: 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 Sant'Angelo all'Esca 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 6 inhabited census areas in Sant'Angelo all'Esca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 064090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.