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Aquara: 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 della Liberta' 2, Aquara.

Aquara, above the Calore valley below the Alburni mountains

Perched above the Calore valley in the province of Salerno, below the Alburni mountains, Aquara is an inland Cilento village at about five hundred metres. The land is olive groves, woods and steep slopes running down to the river. The coast and Salerno are a long way off in travel time: for hospital and secondary schools people rely on the bigger towns of the valley.

Depopulation is noticeable. There were 1,298 residents in 2023, down 16.3% on 2011. The average age is 49.7, against 45.2 in the province of Salerno, and over-65s are 29.1%, well above the provincial 22.7%. Foreign residents are 5.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The market is mostly houses in the old centre, often on several levels with stepped access, and rural homes with land. If you are after a house to renovate, allow for work on the roof and systems; winters are cold but not harsh (climate zone D).

The province of Salerno has 18 municipalities in seismic zone 1, 97 in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. Aquara is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.116 g. For an old masonry building, ask what has been done to the structure.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available. The report starts from the address, finds the land parcel and checks the official landslide maps, which on slopes like these need to be looked at house by house.

Key points

  • Calore valley in Salerno province, below the Alburni mountains.
  • Population down 16.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.116 g.
  • Old-centre houses on several levels, often needing work.

Overview

Aquara is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,298 residents, ranked 107 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aquara 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 0.116 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Aquara, 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 16.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aquara declared an average taxable income of 15,836 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aquara is in climate zone D, with 1,762 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 500 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aquara has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop 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 4.4% of the land in Aquara, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Aquara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aquara: 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 Aquara 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 12 inhabited census areas in Aquara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.9%
  • fair 95.1%

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 065008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.