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Albanella: 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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Albanella, between the hills and the plain towards Paestum

Set on a hill at around two hundred metres, Albanella faces the whole southern part of the Sele plain, as far as Paestum and the sea. The municipality borders Capaccio Paestum, and its land runs down from the old centre to the fields of the plain, dominated by buffalo farms and greenhouse crops. Battipaglia and Eboli are the nearby towns for work and services; Salerno is about forty kilometres away.

Buying here means choosing between two different worlds. In town there are the masonry houses of the old centre, packed along sloping alleys, and the small apartment blocks built around them in recent decades. On the plain you find farmhouses, large plots and working farms, with longer distances to schools and shops and country roads to drive. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, and climate zone C brings mild winters and hot summers.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,305 residents, down 3.0% since 2011. The average age of 44.8 is close to the provincial figure (45.2), and households are fairly large, 2.45 people on average. Foreign residents make up 9.1%. Overture Maps lists 8 supermarkets, above the provincial average per head.

Italy's Civil Protection Department places the town in seismic zone 2, like 97 municipalities in the province of Salerno; another 18 are in zone 1, towards Irpinia and the Vallo di Diano. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.102 g. For houses in the old centre and older farmhouses, ask whether the walls and floors have been strengthened and when the roof was last redone.

On the hill the main hazard is landslides on the slopes, while on the plain it is flooding near canals and watercourses: the report checks both for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hill town above the Sele plain, bordering Capaccio Paestum.
  • Households of 2.45 people, foreign residents at 9.1%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.102 g.
  • Landslides on the hill, floods on the plain: checked by address.

Overview

Albanella is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 6,305 residents, ranked 40 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albanella is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (97 of 158) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.102 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Albanella, 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albanella declared an average taxable income of 16,670 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albanella is in climate zone C, with 1,301 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 205 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albanella has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 11.9% of the land in Albanella, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Albanella.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albanella: 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 Albanella 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 93 inhabited census areas in Albanella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 11.7%
  • fair 58.9%
  • good 29.4%

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 065003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.