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Casaletto Spartano: 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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For example: Via Nazionale 1, Casaletto Spartano.

Casaletto Spartano, inland Cilento above the Gulf of Policastro

Casaletto Spartano is a village in inland Cilento, in the hills behind the Gulf of Policastro, within the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park. Its name is linked above all to the Capelli di Venere, waterfalls among dense greenery that draw visitors in summer. Sapri and the coast are a short drive away, while Salerno is more than an hour.

The village is small and elderly. In 2023 it had 1,262 residents, down 13.7% on the 1,463 of 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.0, against 45.2 in the province of Salerno, and over-65s are 34.4%, well above the provincial 22.7%. Very few residents are foreign, 0.5%. Declared incomes are clearly below the provincial average.

For buyers, the choice is between stone village houses, often in need of renovation, and country houses with land. Being inside a national park means tighter rules on extensions and new building: before buying a ruin with plans to enlarge it, talk to a local surveyor and the town hall.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 96 other municipalities in the province; 18 are in zone 1 and 43 in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.178 g. Ask for the year of construction and any structural work, with documents.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality. The report starts from the address and checks slope, landslides and flooding on the official maps, together with the distance to the pharmacy and schools.

Key points

  • Inland Cilento, inside the national park, above the Gulf of Policastro.
  • Over-65s at 34.4%, against 22.7% in the province.
  • Population down 13.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.178 g.

Overview

Casaletto Spartano is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,262 residents, ranked 110 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casaletto Spartano 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 0.178 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Casaletto Spartano, 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 13.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 0.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casaletto Spartano declared an average taxable income of 13,931 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casaletto Spartano is in climate zone D, with 1,431 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 400 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casaletto Spartano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 1.9% of the land in Casaletto Spartano, 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 Casaletto Spartano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casaletto Spartano: 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 Casaletto Spartano 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 30 inhabited census areas in Casaletto Spartano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.8%
  • fair 98.2%

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 065027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.