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Senerchia: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Senerchia.

Senerchia, wooded mountains in the upper Sele valley

Senerchia lies in the upper Sele valley, in the province of Avellino, close to the border with the province of Salerno. The village stands at about 600 metres, below wooded mountains, and its land includes a WWF nature reserve, the Valle della Caccia, with trails and streams. It suits people looking for nature and quiet: for work, secondary schools and hospitals you need to drive to the larger towns.

The village has emptied a great deal in recent years. At the end of 2023 there were 718 residents, 296 fewer than the 1,014 of 2011, a drop of 29.2%. The average age is 48.3 against 46.2 in the province, over-65s make up 25.5% and foreign residents 4.2%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

Many homes for sale were built or rebuilt in recent decades, alongside older buildings. Winters are climate zone E. The land is mountainous and sloping: the report measures elevation and gradient at the exact point and reads the official maps of landslides and of flooding along the streams, which here need checking house by house.

Seismic hazard is high. Senerchia is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.201 g, like 59 other municipalities in Irpinia, the area around Avellino. Many houses in the area were rebuilt after the 1980 earthquake: ask for the design drawings, the year of construction and the structural sign-off, and whether the building has had work done since.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the upper Sele valley, at about 600 metres.
  • Residents down 29.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.201 g.
  • Slopes and streams: check landslides and flooding at the address.

Overview

Senerchia is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 718 residents, among the smallest in the province (107 of 118).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Senerchia 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 0.201 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Senerchia, 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 29.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Senerchia declared an average taxable income of 15,433 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Senerchia is in climate zone E, with 2,101 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 600 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Senerchia has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 3.7% of the land in Senerchia, 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 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Senerchia. 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 Senerchia: 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 Senerchia 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 19 inhabited census areas in Senerchia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.5%
  • fair 89.5%

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 064098. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.