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Torella dei Lombardi: 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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Torella dei Lombardi, castle and uplands in upper Irpinia

Torella dei Lombardi is a village in upper Irpinia, in the province of Avellino, on a rise above 600 metres among the valleys of the Campanian Apennines. The centre is dominated by its castle, and the village is also known as the home town of film director Sergio Leone's family. Around it are cereal fields, pasture and woods, with scattered houses and small rural districts.

Winters are cold (climate zone E), and links towards Avellino and the coast run along the hill roads of Irpinia. Buyers find low prices, both in the centre and in the countryside. Many buildings have been rebuilt or repaired in recent decades, and the quality of the work varies from building to building.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 1,959 residents in 2023, down 12.0% from 2,225 in 2011. The average age is 47.2, close to 46.2 for the province, and foreign residents make up 3.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 1, the highest class in the Civil Protection scale, with an expected acceleration of 0.258 g in the built-up area. This is the area hit by the 1980 earthquake: for any house, ask for the rebuilding or repair documents and the structural design, and if possible have a surveyor check it before completion.

On the slopes the report shows the official landslide maps for the address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and the report works back to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Upper Irpinia, on a rise topped by the castle.
  • Home town of Sergio Leone's family.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.258 g.
  • Population down 12.0% since 2011.

Overview

Torella dei Lombardi is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,959 residents, ranked 60 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torella dei Lombardi 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 0.258 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Torella dei Lombardi, 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 12.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torella dei Lombardi declared an average taxable income of 16,463 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torella dei Lombardi is in climate zone E, with 2,255 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 666 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torella dei Lombardi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 6.7% of the land in Torella dei Lombardi, 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 Torella dei Lombardi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torella dei Lombardi: 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 Torella dei Lombardi 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 40 inhabited census areas in Torella dei Lombardi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 99.2%

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 064109. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.