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Atena Lucana: 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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Atena Lucana, a hilltop village above the Vallo di Diano

Atena Lucana is a municipality in the Vallo di Diano, the wide inland plain in the south of the province of Salerno. The old village stands on a hill at around 600 metres, while on the valley floor, near the A2 motorway junction, warehouses, shops, workshops and new homes have grown up. The two parts are very different and are best considered separately.

Anyone working in the industrial area or driving the motorway often will find the newer houses near the valley floor convenient. The hilltop village offers stone houses, narrow streets and open views over the valley, with renovation work to allow for in older buildings. Sala Consilina and the other towns of the Vallo are close by for schools and services.

The population is growing here, which is rare in inland Campania. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,362 residents in 2023, up 3.2% since 2011. The average age is 44.1, below the provincial 45.2, and over-65s make up 20.9%. Foreign residents account for 10.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Vallo di Diano has a high earthquake hazard. Atena Lucana is in seismic zone 1, like 17 other municipalities in the province of Salerno, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.218 g. Before buying, ask for the year of construction, the structural design and details of any seismic improvement work, in the old village and in newer houses alike.

Cadastral maps are available: the report identifies the land parcel from the address and checks landslide and flood maps between the hill and the plain.

Key points

  • Hilltop village and business area by the A2 junction.
  • Population up 3.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.218 g.
  • Average age 44.1, foreign residents 10.5%.

Overview

Atena Lucana is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,362 residents, ranked 76 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Atena Lucana is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 18 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.218 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Atena Lucana, 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 grown by 3.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Atena Lucana declared an average taxable income of 17,514 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Atena Lucana is in climate zone D, with 2,049 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 625 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Atena Lucana has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.

There are 2.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 12.1% of the land in Atena Lucana, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Atena Lucana. 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 Atena Lucana: 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 Atena Lucana 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 42 inhabited census areas in Atena Lucana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.7%
  • fair 95.3%

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 065010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.