 In 1980, along with many other settlements in the province and the neighbouring areas, was heavily damaged during the Irpinia earthquake.Torella is a hillside town located in the middle of Irpinia, close to the sources of the river Ofanto, 11 km west of Lioni and 41 east of Avellino.It borders with the municipalities of Castelfranci, Nusco, Paternopoli, Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi and Villamaina.