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Solofra: 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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Solofra, the tanning district between Avellino and Salerno

Solofra is a tanners' town. In a basin ringed by mountains, on the southern edge of the province of Avellino and a few kilometres from the province of Salerno, leather working goes back centuries and has grown into an industrial district supplying the fashion trade. The Solofrana stream rises here and runs down to the Sarno valley.

For buyers the tanneries cut both ways. There is work, and the town is younger than the Irpinia average (Irpinia is the inland area around Avellino). On the other hand, industrial sheds, lorries and, in some spots, the smell of the tanning process are part of daily life, so view a house on a weekday during working hours as well. Avellino and Salerno are reached by car on the motorway link road between the two cities. Housing ranges from buildings in the centre, around the collegiate church of San Michele, to blocks of flats and detached houses built in recent decades.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,021 residents in 2023, down 3.2% on 2011, in an Irpinia that is losing people. The estimated average age is 43.7 against 46.2 for the province, and over-65s are 19.6% against 23.9%. Households have 2.66 people on average and foreign residents make up 3.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Irpinia is one of the most earthquake-prone parts of Italy, as the 1980 earthquake made clear. In the province of Avellino 58 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 60 in zone 2; Solofra is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.159 g. Many buildings in the area were repaired or rebuilt after 1980, so before buying ask for the paperwork on that work, the design date and the structural sign-off certificate.

The cadastral maps are published and the report reaches the plot. On the slopes around the basin, which in Campania are often covered with loose volcanic soils, gradient and landslides matter; along the Solofrana, flooding. The report checks them at the address.

Key points

  • Tanning district in a basin between Avellino and Salerno.
  • Average age 43.7, against 46.2 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.159 g.
  • Near the tanneries: view the house during working hours.

Overview

Solofra is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 12,021 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 118).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Solofra 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 0.159 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Solofra, 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 3.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Solofra declared an average taxable income of 18,268 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Solofra is in climate zone D, with 1,870 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 400 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Solofra has 16 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 15.3% of the land in Solofra, 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

Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Solofra. 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 Solofra: 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 Solofra 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 55 inhabited census areas in Solofra. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.3%
  • fair 72.1%
  • good 26.6%

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 064101. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.