Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi: 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 dei Lombardi, upper Irpinia and the Goleto abbey
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi sits on high ground in upper Irpinia, above the Ofanto valley, with the town hall at over 800 metres. It is the seat of an archdiocese that shares its name with Conza, Nusco and Bisaccia, and the abbey of Goleto, founded by Saint William of Vercelli, lies within the municipality. Many surrounding villages rely on it for schools and services: the data count 8 school sites, 2.12 per 1,000 residents against 1.33 across the province of Avellino.
Much of the town was rebuilt after the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. Anyone viewing a property here will find buildings put up in the years that followed, a few restored historic buildings and newer houses on the edge of town. The date and quality of the rebuilding vary from one site to the next, so it is worth asking for the structural design, the final inspection certificate and any grant paperwork.
The municipality is in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department (the national emergency agency), like 57 other municipalities in the province. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.266 g. The town is in climate zone E: long winters, sometimes with snow, and heating is a real item in household bills.
In 2023 there were 3,777 residents, down 12.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.7, above the provincial 46.2, and over-65s make up 26.2% of the population. Foreign residents account for 4.6%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial level.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. The area mixes ridges and steep slopes, so gradient and landslide maps are read at the exact spot.
Key points
- Upper Irpinia town above the Ofanto, home to the Goleto abbey.
- 3,777 residents in 2023, down 12.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.266 g.
- 8 school sites, more per resident than the provincial average.
Overview
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,777 residents, ranked 24 of 118 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi 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 0.266 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, 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 12.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi declared an average taxable income of 18,202 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi is in climate zone E, with 2,385 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 870 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.
There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 7.7% of the land in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 open contaminated sites in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi: 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 dei Lombardi 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 93 inhabited census areas in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 16.6%
- fair 83.4%
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 064092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.