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Auletta: 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: Contrada Ciceglie 1, Auletta.

Auletta, above the Tanagro valley below the Alburni

Auletta sits on a rise above the Tanagro valley, inland from Salerno, with the Alburni mountains behind it. It is a farming and commuting town, relying on the larger centres of the valley and on the road to Salerno for services and work.

Buyers will mainly find masonry buildings in the centre, many rebuilt or strengthened after the 1980 earthquake, and newer houses along the approach roads. Buildings differ a great deal from one to the next, so paperwork and the date of any work matter more than location. Declared incomes are well below the average for the province of Salerno.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,149 residents in 2023, down 10.7% on 2011. The mean age is 46.5, slightly above the provincial 45.2, and over-65s make up 24.2%. Foreign residents account for 4.9%.

Earthquakes are the figure to keep in mind. Auletta is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.208 g, and 97 municipalities in the province share the same zone. For a masonry building, ask whether a structural assessment exists and whether rebuilding or seismic upgrade work is recorded in the documents.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report traces the land parcel from the address and shows, for that spot, landslide and flood hazard from the official maps.

Key points

  • Hilltop town over the Tanagro valley, below the Alburni.
  • Population down 10.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.208 g.
  • Declared incomes below the provincial average.

Overview

Auletta is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,149 residents, ranked 82 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Auletta 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 0.208 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Auletta, 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 10.7%. 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 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Auletta declared an average taxable income of 15,900 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Auletta is in climate zone D, with 1,437 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 281 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Auletta has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 4.8% of the land in Auletta, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Auletta. 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 Auletta: 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 Auletta 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 25 inhabited census areas in Auletta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.1%
  • fair 30.8%
  • good 67.0%

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 065012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.