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Agropoli: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Piano delle Pere 1, Agropoli.

Agropoli, a castle headland at the gateway to the Cilento

Agropoli is often called the gateway to the Cilento, and coming down the coast from Salerno it is the first real town after the plain of Paestum. The old quarter sits on a headland, with its castle and a stretch of walls, and steps down to the harbour; below it the modern town spreads out, with a seafront promenade and beaches to the north and south.

The population swells in summer, and the housing market splits between people who live here all year and those looking for a holiday home, to use or to let. In the hillside districts the roads climb, and a view over the bay has a clear effect on price. Agropoli-Castellabate station is on the railway from Salerno to Reggio Calabria, and the Cilentana main road leads towards Salerno and the motorway.

Agropoli is growing: 21,378 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 3.7% on 2011. The estimated average age, 45.9, is close to the provincial figure and foreign nationals make up 6.3%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Salerno, and climate zone C means mild winters.

Seismic hazard is lower than inland. In the province of Salerno, 18 municipalities are in zone 1 and 97 in zone 2, while Agropoli is in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.084 g. For a flat near the sea, also look at the state of the concrete and the steel in balconies and columns, which salt air wears down.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the headland and the hills, slope stability matters; on the low coast and near streams, flood hazard. Both are checked address by address.

Key points

  • Old town on a headland with a castle, harbour and beaches.
  • Agropoli-Castellabate station on the Salerno to Reggio Calabria line.
  • Population up 3.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.084 g.

Overview

Agropoli is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 21,378 residents, among the most populous in the province (14 of 158).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Agropoli is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.084 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 3.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Agropoli declared an average taxable income of 20,823 euros, in line with the province (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Agropoli is in climate zone C, with 1,021 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 24 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Agropoli has 21 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 21 grocery shops and supermarkets, 29 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 1.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 21.7% of the land in Agropoli, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Agropoli, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Agropoli: 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 Agropoli 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 124 inhabited census areas in Agropoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.9%
  • fair 50.3%
  • good 43.8%

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 065002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.