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Scampitella: 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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For example: Rione Citta' di Contra 1, Scampitella.

Scampitella, a ridge-top village in eastern Irpinia

Scampitella sits on a ridge in eastern Irpinia, the inland area of the province of Avellino, at around 700 metres, in open country of wheat fields and pasture. The village is small and compact, and the land around it is farmsteads and scattered houses.

Population decline is noticeable here: since 2011 residents have fallen by 24.5%, from 1,344 to 1,015 in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Buyers will find village houses and country homes. Services, secondary schools and the hospital are in the larger towns of the province, so a car is essential. Average income is below that of the province of Avellino.

The average age is 52.8, against 46.2 in the province, and over-65s reach 36.7% (23.9% in the province). Foreign residents account for 2.4% and households have 1.90 members on average. The climate zone is E, with cold winters.

Scampitella is in seismic zone 1, like 57 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.230 g. If the house was rebuilt or repaired after the 1980 earthquake, the file on the work and the structural sign-off are the first documents to ask for.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the land parcel from the address. For the same spot it checks slope and the official landslide maps, which on the Irpinian hillsides need to be looked at one by one.

Key points

  • Ridge-top village in eastern Irpinia, among wheat and pasture.
  • Population down 24.5% since 2011, over-65s at 36.7%.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.230 g.
  • Cold winters: climate zone E.

Overview

Scampitella is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,015 residents, ranked 98 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scampitella 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 0.230 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Scampitella, 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 24.5%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (46). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scampitella declared an average taxable income of 16,979 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Scampitella is in climate zone E, with 2,545 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 775 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Scampitella has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 6.2% of the land in Scampitella, 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 no contaminated sites in Scampitella.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Scampitella: 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 Scampitella 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 17 inhabited census areas in Scampitella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.8%
  • fair 98.2%

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 064097. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.