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Casalbuono: 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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Casalbuono, the southern end of the Vallo di Diano

Casalbuono closes off the southern end of the Vallo di Diano, the long inland plain in the province of Salerno, where the mountains narrow towards Basilicata. The village stands at around 650 metres on the hillside, its houses gathered around the old core, with the farmed valley floor below.

For buyers, what counts most are links to the larger towns in the valley, where the secondary schools, hospital and shops are. Life here is small-village life, and a car is always needed. Homes are village houses on several floors and some newer buildings along the access roads. Casalbuono is in climate zone D and average income is below that of the province.

Figures from Istat, the national statistics office, show 1,025 residents in 2023, down 15.4% on 2011. The average age is 48.3 against 45.2 in the province, over-65s make up 29.5% and foreign residents 6.0%.

A province as large as Salerno spans several seismic zones: 18 municipalities are in zone 1, 97 in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. Casalbuono is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.221 g. In a village house on several floors, find out when the floors and roof were last redone and whether any seismic strengthening has been carried out.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available: from the address the report reaches the land parcel and shows slope and the official landslide maps, plus flood hazard for houses close to the valley floor.

Key points

  • Southernmost village of the Vallo di Diano, towards Basilicata.
  • Population down 15.4% since 2011, over-65s at 29.5%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.221 g.
  • Secondary schools and hospital in the valley's larger towns.

Overview

Casalbuono is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,025 residents, ranked 122 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casalbuono 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 0.221 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Casalbuono, 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 15.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casalbuono declared an average taxable income of 17,754 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casalbuono is in climate zone D, with 1,975 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 661 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casalbuono has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.0% of the land in Casalbuono, 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 no contaminated sites in Casalbuono.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casalbuono: 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 Casalbuono 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 15 inhabited census areas in Casalbuono. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.3%
  • fair 95.7%

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 065026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.