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Villanova del Battista: 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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Villanova del Battista, eastern Irpinia near Ariano

Villanova del Battista is a village in eastern Irpinia, on high ground near Ariano Irpino, at over seven hundred metres. Around it lie wheat fields, pasture and open hills, the typical landscape of the part of the province of Avellino that looks towards Puglia. Winters are cold and windy (climate zone E).

The village has lost many of its people. There are 1,468 residents, 17.4% fewer than in 2011, or 309 people. The average age is 49.1 against 46.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 28.6%, against 23.9%. Foreign nationals are very few, at 0.8%. For buyers this means low prices but also limited services, 10 recorded, with Ariano the place to go for hospital, secondary schools and shops.

The most important point is earthquakes. Villanova is in seismic zone 1, the highest class on the Civil Protection scale, like 57 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.250 g. Irpinia was hit by strong earthquakes in the twentieth century and many houses were rebuilt after 1980: the year of construction, the structural design and the work carried out are the first documents to ask for.

On the hills in this area the ground needs to be judged spot by spot. 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

  • Upland village in eastern Irpinia, near Ariano Irpino.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.250 g.
  • 1,468 residents, down 17.4% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 28.6% against 23.9% in the province.

Overview

Villanova del Battista is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,468 residents, ranked 78 of 118 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villanova del Battista 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 0.250 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Villanova del Battista, 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 17.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 0.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

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

Villanova del Battista is in climate zone E, with 2,321 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 742 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villanova del Battista has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 6.4% of the land in Villanova del Battista, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Villanova del Battista. 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 Villanova del Battista: 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 Villanova del Battista 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 24 inhabited census areas in Villanova del Battista. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 064118. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.