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Caselle in Pittari: 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 Nazionale 1, Caselle in Pittari.

Caselle in Pittari, inland from the Gulf of Policastro

In southern Cilento, behind the Gulf of Policastro, Caselle in Pittari is a hill village at around 440 metres, surrounded by woods, olive groves and the Bussento valley. The coast around Sapri is not far, but life here follows the pace of inland villages, with farming and small local businesses.

You need a car for almost everything: secondary schools, the hospital and public offices are in the larger towns of the area. Declared incomes are well below the average for the province of Salerno, and the market reflects that, with modest prices and many family houses in the old centre.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,873 residents in 2023, down 5.0% on 2011. The average age is 47.6, against 45.2 in the province, and over-65s are 28.4%. Foreign residents are 1.5%, a low share.

The province of Salerno has 18 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 97 in zone 2. Caselle is in zone 2, with an expected acceleration of 0.137 g. For a stone house in the centre, ask whether any structural work has been done and see the paperwork, which also matters if you later claim tax relief for earthquake-proofing.

Ground conditions on the slopes deserve attention, especially for isolated houses: the official landslide and flood maps are read for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report starts there to find the parcel.

Key points

  • Southern Cilento hills, inland from the Gulf of Policastro.
  • Population down 5.0% since 2011, over-65s at 28.4%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.137 g.
  • Modest prices and many family houses in the old centre.

Overview

Caselle in Pittari is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,873 residents, ranked 89 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caselle in Pittari 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 0.137 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Caselle in Pittari, 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 5.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caselle in Pittari declared an average taxable income of 15,496 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caselle in Pittari is in climate zone D, with 1,599 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 444 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caselle in Pittari has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 3.0% of the land in Caselle in Pittari, 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 Caselle in Pittari.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caselle in Pittari: 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 Caselle in Pittari 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 Caselle in Pittari. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.7%
  • good 82.3%

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 065029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.