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Baronissi: 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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Baronissi, in the Irno valley next to the University of Salerno

Baronissi occupies a stretch of the Irno valley, the corridor that climbs from Salerno towards Avellino, north of Salerno and next to Fisciano, home of the University of Salerno's main campus. The university's medical school is based in Baronissi itself. The municipality is made up of the main town on the valley floor and a string of villages scattered over the hills on either side.

Connections are good: the Salerno-Avellino motorway link runs through the valley, and the railway between Salerno and Mercato San Severino has a station in Baronissi. That draws both families working in Salerno and people tied to the university, from students to lecturers and staff. Average declared incomes are above the provincial average. Buyers choose between blocks of flats on the valley floor, close to services, and houses in the hill villages, quieter but on slopes and less well served.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 16,894 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011, up 0.6%. The average age of 44.5 is below the province, over-65s are 20.8% and foreign nationals 3.7%. Supermarkets, sports facilities and public green space are above the provincial rate per resident.

Baronissi is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 97 municipalities in the province of Salerno, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.121 g. For buildings put up before the seismic codes, ask for the design date, the structural sign-off (collaudo) and any strengthening work. In the hill villages, where layers of soil rest on steep slopes, the report checks landslide maps for the address, and it finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Irno valley, next to the Fisciano university campus.
  • Salerno-Avellino motorway link and a railway station in town.
  • Average age 44.5, below the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.121 g.

Overview

Baronissi is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 16,894 residents, among the most populous in the province (15 of 158).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Baronissi 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 0.121 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Baronissi, 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 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Baronissi declared an average taxable income of 21,687 euros, above the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Baronissi 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 226 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Baronissi has 17 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 16 grocery shops and supermarkets, 10 healthcare facilities, 22 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 17.8% of the land in Baronissi, 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 medium. 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 Baronissi. 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 Baronissi: 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 Baronissi 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 46 inhabited census areas in Baronissi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.2%
  • fair 46.1%
  • good 48.7%

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 065013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.