Celle di Bulgheria: 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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Celle di Bulgheria, southern Cilento below Monte Bulgheria
Celle di Bulgheria is a municipality in southern Cilento, at the foot of Monte Bulgheria, inland from the Gulf of Policastro and within the Cilento National Park. The village sits in the hills with the sea a short drive away, and the territory alternates olive groves, scrub and small clusters of houses.
The location appeals to people who want a home near the sea but away from the beach resorts: long summers and mild winters, as the climate zone (C) suggests. Buyers mostly find masonry houses in the old cores and homes built in recent decades, often with land. Inside the national park building work follows stricter rules, so before planning any extension it is worth asking at the town hall. Incomes are below the average for the province of Salerno.
Istat, the national statistics office, records 1,708 residents in 2023, down 13.2% on 2011. The average age is 46.2, close to 45.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 25.0%. Foreign residents are 2.0%.
In the province of Salerno, 18 municipalities are in seismic zone 1, 97 in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. Celle di Bulgheria is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.101 g. In the stone houses of the old cores, have the roof and floors checked.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the plot from the address. On slopes and hills it reads gradient and the official landslide maps, and along streams the flood maps.
Key points
- Southern Cilento, inside the National Park, near the Gulf of Policastro.
- Residents down 13.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.101 g.
- Inside the park, extensions follow stricter rules.
Overview
Celle di Bulgheria is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,708 residents, ranked 93 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Celle di Bulgheria 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 0.101 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Celle di Bulgheria, 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 13.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Celle di Bulgheria declared an average taxable income of 17,040 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Celle di Bulgheria is in climate zone C, with 1,337 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 234 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Celle di Bulgheria has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
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 3.8% of the land in Celle di Bulgheria, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Celle di Bulgheria. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Celle di Bulgheria: 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 Celle di Bulgheria 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 13 inhabited census areas in Celle di Bulgheria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.5%
- fair 95.5%
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 065038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.