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Caggiano: 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: Viale Principessa Elena 1, Caggiano.

Caggiano, the high village above the Tanagro valley

From Caggiano the view opens over the Tanagro valley, north of the Vallo di Diano. The village is high up, above eight hundred metres on the mountainside, with a stone historic centre of lanes, stairways and tightly packed houses. To get down to the valley and the A2 motorway near Polla you have to drive a mountain road: that is the first practical point for anyone working elsewhere.

Buyers mostly find masonry village houses, some restored and some needing work, and newer buildings on the edge of the centre. Officially the climate is zone D, but the altitude makes winters cold and windy, so the roof, insulation and heating need careful checking.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 2,500 residents in 2023, down 10.8% since 2011. The population is older than the province of Salerno, with an average age of 46.9 against 45.2 and 26.2% over 65, against 22.7%. Foreign nationals make up 4.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

This part of Campania is among the most earthquake-prone in Italy. Caggiano is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification, like 17 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.235 g. For houses in the old centre it is essential to know what structural work was done after the 1980 earthquake, and to see the documents.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report finds the land parcel from the address, along with the official landslide maps for that point on the slope.

Key points

  • Mountain village overlooking the Tanagro valley
  • 26.2% over 65, against 22.7% in the province
  • 2,500 residents, down 10.8% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.235 g

Overview

Caggiano is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,500 residents, ranked 71 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caggiano 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 0.235 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Caggiano, 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 10.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caggiano declared an average taxable income of 16,271 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caggiano is in climate zone D, with 1,772 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 828 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 6.0% of the land in Caggiano, 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 Caggiano. 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 Caggiano: 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 Caggiano 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 51 inhabited census areas in Caggiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.3%
  • fair 97.7%

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 065019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.