Savignano Irpino: 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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Savignano Irpino, on a ridge at the border with Puglia
Savignano Irpino is one of the last villages in Campania before Puglia. It stands at around 700 metres on top of a ridge in the province of Avellino, with views down over the valleys and beyond towards the plains of Puglia. The old centre is small and compact; the rest of the municipality is wheat fields, pasture and farmsteads.
Distances are what matter for buyers: the hospital, secondary schools and larger shops are in the bigger towns of the area, all reached by car. Homes are mostly village houses on two or three floors, with a few newer villas on the edges. The village is in climate zone E and average income is below the provincial figure.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,028 residents in 2023, a fall of 11.6% since 2011. The average age is 48.7, higher than the 46.2 of the province, and over-65s make up 30.4%. Foreign residents account for 5.4%.
In the province of Avellino, 58 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 60 in zone 2. Savignano is in zone 2, along with 59 others, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.200 g. If the house was repaired or rebuilt after the 1980 earthquake, ask for the reconstruction grant file and the structural sign-off, which say a lot about how the work was done.
Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available. The report finds the land parcel from the address and shows the slope and the official landslide maps for that spot, a check not to skip on the hillsides of this area.
Key points
- Ridge-top village in Irpinia, on the border with Puglia.
- Population down 11.6% since 2011, average age 48.7.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.200 g.
- Hospital and secondary schools in larger towns, by car.
Overview
Savignano Irpino is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,028 residents, ranked 97 of 118 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Savignano Irpino 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 0.200 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Savignano Irpino, 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 11.6%. 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 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Savignano Irpino declared an average taxable income of 17,130 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Savignano Irpino is in climate zone E, with 2,284 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 698 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Savignano Irpino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.0% of the land in Savignano Irpino, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.1 hectares.
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 Savignano Irpino. 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 Savignano Irpino: 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 Savignano Irpino 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 24 inhabited census areas in Savignano Irpino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 21.2%
- fair 78.8%
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 064096. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.