Bellosguardo: 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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Bellosguardo, a hill village in the Cilento interior
The name, meaning roughly "fine view", already says something about the setting: Bellosguardo stands on high ground in the interior of the Cilento, at around 560 metres, looking out over the surrounding hills and valleys. Away from the coast and the beach resorts, it is a small village of farmland and woods, and for work, secondary schools and the hospital people drive to the larger towns of the province of Salerno on slow, winding roads.
Bellosguardo has lost many residents in recent years: there were 853 in 2011 and 678 in 2023, a fall of 20.5%. The estimated average age is 51.9, against 45.2 for the province, and over-65s are 33.8%, well above the provincial 22.7%. Foreign residents make up 9.1%. Average declared income is lower than in the province.
Buyers will mostly find houses in the old centre, often on several floors, with stone walls and internal stairs, plus a few country homes. With these properties the real spending comes after completion: have a surveyor look at the roof, services, damp and insulation before agreeing a price. There are 13.27 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 6.28 in the province.
The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 96 other municipalities in the province of Salerno, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.124 g. With a masonry house, ask whether any strengthening work has been done and whether the permits were filed. On the slopes, the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address.
Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the address to the land parcel and the building.
Key points
- Hill village in the Cilento interior, away from the coast.
- Population down 20.5% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 33.8%, against 22.7% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.124 g.
Overview
Bellosguardo is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 678 residents, ranked 137 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bellosguardo 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 0.124 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Bellosguardo, 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 20.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (45). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bellosguardo declared an average taxable income of 17,656 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Bellosguardo is in climate zone D, with 1,913 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 559 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bellosguardo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.
There are 1.5 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more 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 4.4% of the land in Bellosguardo, 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 Bellosguardo. 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 Bellosguardo: 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 Bellosguardo 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 5 inhabited census areas in Bellosguardo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 0.4%
- good 99.6%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 065015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.