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Sturno: 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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Sturno, a hill village in eastern Irpinia

Sturno lies in the hills of eastern Irpinia, in the province of Avellino, at around 650 metres, in an open landscape of wheat fields, olive groves and ridges. It is a small farming village away from the main roads: Avellino is reachable by car, and for most other things people rely on the larger towns nearby.

Buyers will mostly find houses rebuilt or strengthened in recent decades alongside older buildings, at modest prices. To understand the real condition of a property you need the paperwork: building permits, any reconstruction grants and structural sign-off certificates. The climate is that of the inland hills, zone E, with cold and windy winters, so heating and insulation weigh heavily on running costs.

According to Istat, Italy's statistics office, there are 2,756 residents (2023), down 12.2% on 2011. The average age is 47.4 against 46.2 in the province, 25.5% are over 65 and foreign nationals are just 1.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the main issue. Sturno is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, along with other Irpinia municipalities (58 in all), and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.270 g. For any house, ask when it was built or rebuilt and what structural calculations were done: here that is the first question, well before the fittings.

On the clay slopes of Irpinia the ground can shift. The report reads the official landslide maps for the address and measures the slope of the plot.

Key points

  • Irpinia hills east of Avellino, at around 650 metres
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.270 g
  • 2,756 residents, down 12.2% since 2011
  • Foreign residents 1.5%, average age 47.4

Overview

Sturno is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,756 residents, ranked 41 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sturno 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 0.270 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sturno, 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 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sturno declared an average taxable income of 18,683 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sturno is in climate zone E, with 2,233 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 652 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sturno has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.4 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 10.9% of the land in Sturno, 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 Sturno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sturno: 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 Sturno 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 20 inhabited census areas in Sturno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 19.1%
  • fair 80.9%

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 064104. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.