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Altavilla Silentina: 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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Altavilla Silentina, a hilltop town above the Sele plain

From its hill at around three hundred metres, Altavilla Silentina looks down over the Sele plain, the broad farming lowland south of Salerno. The Alburni mountains rise to the east, and the municipality's land runs down towards the Calore valley and the cultivated fields below. For work, offices and bigger shops, people look to Battipaglia and Eboli, the main towns of the plain; the city of Salerno is further away.

There are two quite different kinds of property here. Up on the hill you find the old centre, with stone houses packed close together along sloping streets, and newer housing around its edges. Lower down there are scattered houses and farms, with larger plots but longer drives to shops and schools. There is no railway station in the town, so daily journeys are by car. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. The town is in climate zone D, which means mild winters with some cold nights on the hill.

The population has barely moved. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 7,010 residents in 2023, against 6,997 at the 2011 census. The average age of 45.3 is close to the province's (45.2), and so is the share of over-65s, 22.6%. Foreign residents make up 7.0%. Among local services, supermarkets stand out: there are 10, more per head than the provincial average, while cafés and restaurants are thinner on the ground than elsewhere around Salerno.

Italy's Civil Protection Department places Altavilla Silentina in seismic zone 2, along with 96 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.111 g. Inland Campania has a history of strong earthquakes, and houses here were built or rebuilt at different times. Before buying, ask when the building went up, what structural work has been done and whether it has had any seismic upgrading.

Ground conditions change from spot to spot on the hillsides and along the Calore, so landslide and flood hazard are checked by the report for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the town, and the report traces each address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill town overlooking the Sele plain, with the Alburni mountains to the east.
  • 7,010 residents, almost the same as in 2011 (6,997).
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.111 g.
  • 10 supermarkets, above the provincial average per head.

Overview

Altavilla Silentina is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,010 residents, ranked 34 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Altavilla Silentina 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 0.111 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Altavilla Silentina, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Altavilla Silentina declared an average taxable income of 17,224 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Altavilla Silentina is in climate zone D, with 1,536 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 319 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Altavilla Silentina has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 10.1% of the land in Altavilla Silentina, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Altavilla Silentina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Altavilla Silentina: 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 Altavilla Silentina 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 114 inhabited census areas in Altavilla Silentina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.9%
  • fair 90.3%
  • good 6.8%

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 065005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.