Altavilla Irpina is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy.

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Altavilla Irpina
Comune
Comune di Altavilla Irpina
Location of Altavilla Irpina
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Coordinates: 41°0′29″N 14°46′56″E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Avellino (AV)
Frazioni	San Trifone, Pannone di sotto, Pannone di sopra, Belvedere, Ponte dei Santi, Pincera, Toro, Sassano, Russo
Government
• Mayor	Mario Vanni
Area [1]
• Total	14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Elevation	334 m (1,096 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017)[2]
• Total	4,152
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Demonym	Altavillesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	83011
Dialing code	0825
Patron saint	St. Bernardine of Siena and St. Peregrine the Martyr[3]
Saint day	May 20 and August 24, respectively.
Website	Official website

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According to some scholars, it would coincide with the Poetilia mentioned by Vergil in his Aeneid. The town had subsequently the names of Scandiano, Altacoda, Altacauda, sino until the current, deriving from the Norman Hauteville family.

It has a station on the Avellino-Benevento railway line.

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