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Casal Velino: 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: Via Alento 1, Casal Velino.

Casal Velino, the hill village and the Cilento marina

Casal Velino is split between hill and sea. The main village is on a hill, with its old houses gathered around the church and views over the bay; the Marina grew up below along the beach, with a marina for pleasure boats, hotels, campsites and holiday homes. This is the Cilento coast, south of Agropoli and close to the river Alento. A little further south, in the municipality of Ascea, are the excavations of ancient Velia.

For buyers the difference is clear. The Marina has flats and small villas, many used only in summer, with shops and services that shrink in winter; the hill village has old houses and detached homes with olive groves, quieter but with narrow, steep streets. Between the two are hamlets and scattered country houses. Salerno is a long way off, and most journeys use the Cilento expressway towards Agropoli and Battipaglia.

There were 5,358 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 8.5% on 2011. The average age is 45.8 (45.2 in the province of Salerno) and foreign residents account for 5.8%. Households average 2.03 people. In summer, with holidaymakers and tourists, the number of people at the Marina multiplies.

Casal Velino is in seismic zone 3 of the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department) classification, a middle class in a province where 18 municipalities are in zone 1 and 97 in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.083 g. For buildings at the Marina, many from the years of mass tourism, ask for the certificate of habitability, the building permits and any amnesty applications (condoni), as well as the structural design.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel. On the flat land near the Alento and the streams, flood hazard should be checked; on the slopes of the hill village, landslide hazard. Both are read for the individual address.

Key points

  • Cilento: hill village plus a marina with a small port.
  • Population up 8.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.083 g.
  • Many holiday homes at the Marina: check the paperwork.

Overview

Casal Velino is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 5,358 residents, ranked 43 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casal Velino is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.083 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 8.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casal Velino declared an average taxable income of 18,649 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casal Velino is in climate zone C, with 1,151 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 170 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casal Velino has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 7 sports facilities.

There are 1.9 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 13.0% of the land in Casal Velino, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Casal Velino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casal Velino: 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 Casal Velino 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 54 inhabited census areas in Casal Velino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 32.8%
  • good 63.4%
  • very good 3.4%

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 065028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.