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Teora: 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: Corso Plebiscito 1, Teora.

Teora, a rebuilt village in upper Irpinia near Lioni

Teora is a village in upper Irpinia, on hills above six hundred metres near Lioni, in the innermost part of the province of Avellino. The landscape is open fields, pasture and woodland, with cold winters (climate zone E).

The village you see today has largely been rebuilt: after the 1980 earthquake much of the centre was rebuilt, with newer buildings replacing the old stone houses. For buyers this has a practical side: many homes were built or rebuilt to earthquake-resistant standards, but you should still ask for the structural design, the year the work was completed and the final inspection certificate.

Teora is in seismic zone 1, the highest class on the Civil Protection scale (the national emergency agency), like 57 other municipalities in the province of Avellino, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.262 g. That is the main figure to bear in mind, together with the upkeep of the reconstruction-era buildings, which are now several decades old.

There are 1,462 residents, down 5.2% since 2011. The population is old: an average age of 49.1 against 46.2 for the province, and over-65s at 30.5% against 23.9%. Foreign nationals are 6.7%. Local services are few, 8 recorded, and for many needs people go to Lioni or further afield. Average incomes are below the provincial level.

The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, measures the gradient and gives the cadastral details of the land parcel.

Key points

  • Village in upper Irpinia, near Lioni.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.262 g.
  • Over-65s at 30.5% against 23.9% in the province.
  • 1,462 residents, down 5.2% since 2011.

Overview

Teora is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,462 residents, ranked 80 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Teora 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 0.262 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Teora, 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 5.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Teora declared an average taxable income of 15,641 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Teora is in climate zone E, with 2,248 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 660 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Teora has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare 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 7.7% of the land in Teora, 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 Teora.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Teora: 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 Teora 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 13 inhabited census areas in Teora. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.4%
  • fair 91.6%

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 064108. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.