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Contursi Terme: 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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Contursi Terme, the thermal springs of the Sele valley

Contursi Terme takes its name from the hot sulphurous waters that rise in its territory, around which spa establishments and hotels have grown up. The town lies in the Sele valley, where the river is joined by the Tanagro, inland in the province of Salerno. The old centre is on a rise at about 250 metres, while the spa area and the main roads are lower down.

For buyers the location is convenient: the A2 motorway runs through the valley and reaches Salerno and the Sele plain in reasonable time. Homes range from houses in the old centre, some in need of renovation, to single-family houses along the connecting roads. In the low-lying areas near the rivers the report checks the official flood maps for the address, and on the slopes the landslide maps.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,164 residents in 2023, down 5.2% since 2011. The average age is 44.8, close to the provincial 45.2, with over-65s at 22.1%. Foreign nationals make up 3.5%. Average incomes are a little below the Salerno average.

The upper Sele valley is a well-known seismic area, close to Irpinia. Contursi Terme is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.177 g. When buying, find out when the building was put up and what structural work has been done, and for buildings rebuilt or repaired in the past ask for the technical paperwork. The climate zone is D.

Key points

  • Thermal sulphur springs in the Sele valley.
  • 3,164 residents, down 5.2% since 2011.
  • A2 motorway in the valley, towards Salerno.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.177 g.

Overview

Contursi Terme is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,164 residents, ranked 63 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Contursi Terme 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 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Contursi Terme, 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 5.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Contursi Terme declared an average taxable income of 19,261 euros, in line with the province (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Contursi Terme is in climate zone D, with 1,546 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 250 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Contursi Terme has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 9.2% of the land in Contursi Terme, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 1.4 hectares.

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 Contursi Terme; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Contursi Terme: 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 Contursi Terme 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 39 inhabited census areas in Contursi Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 43.4%
  • good 56.6%

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 065046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.