Castelnuovo Cilento: 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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Castelnuovo Cilento, hill village and valley station
Castelnuovo Cilento has two sides. Up on the hill is the old village, with stone houses and narrow streets; down in the Alento valley is the part that grew around the railway, where the Tyrrhenian coast line stops at Vallo della Lucania-Castelnuovo station. Vallo della Lucania, the local centre for the hospital, schools and offices, is a few minutes away.
It is one of the few places in inland Cilento that is gaining residents. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,829 (2023), up 8.9% since 2011, with an average age of 44.0, a little below the 45.2 of the province of Salerno. Over-65s are 21.4% and foreign residents 6.0%. Households have 2.40 members on average. Declared incomes remain below the provincial average.
For buyers the contrast between the two areas is clear. On the valley floor there are flats and recent houses, practical for daily commuting by train or car; in the old village there are historic houses, often needing renovation, with better views and fewer conveniences. The Cilento coast is a short drive, which also brings demand for holiday homes. The climate is mild, in climate zone C.
The province of Salerno has municipalities in all three higher seismic zones; Castelnuovo is in zone 3, like 43 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.086 g. For the stone houses in the old village, a structural check before any work is still worthwhile.
On the valley floor near the river and on the hillside, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address, and adds the price band and cadastral data.
Key points
- Hill village and railway station in the Alento valley
- 2,829 residents, up 8.9% since 2011
- Average age 44.0, below the provincial 45.2
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.086 g
Overview
Castelnuovo Cilento is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,829 residents, ranked 65 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelnuovo Cilento 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 0.086 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelnuovo Cilento declared an average taxable income of 16,606 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelnuovo Cilento is in climate zone C, with 1,354 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 280 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelnuovo Cilento has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 10.0% of the land in Castelnuovo Cilento, 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 medium. 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 open contaminated sites in Castelnuovo Cilento; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelnuovo Cilento: 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 Castelnuovo Cilento 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 Castelnuovo Cilento. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.2%
- fair 25.6%
- good 73.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 065032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.