Corleto Monforte: 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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Corleto Monforte, an Alburni village in the Cilento
The Alburni mountains are the limestone massif that closes off the Cilento to the north, in the interior of the province of Salerno, and Corleto Monforte is one of the villages on their slopes, at around 670 metres. The municipality lies inside the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park, and its territory is mostly woodland and pasture.
Buying in Corleto means choosing an inland mountain village, far from the coast and the cities. The main services are in the larger towns of the area, and Salerno is a fair drive away. Houses in the centre are old, stone-built and often on several levels along steep streets: before buying, check the roof, damp, services and planning compliance, not least because building work inside the park follows stricter rules.
The population has fallen sharply: 493 residents in 2023 against 643 in 2011, a drop of 23.3%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.0, above the provincial 45.2, and over-65s make up 32.7% against 22.7% across the province. Foreign residents account for 4.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Corleto Monforte is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 97 of the 158 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.140 g in the built-up area. This part of Campania went through the 1980 earthquake: for a masonry house, ask whether it has had repairs or seismic upgrading, and with what paperwork.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report goes from the address to the land parcel, checking the official maps for landslides and slope at the house.
Key points
- Slopes of the Alburni mountains, in the Cilento National Park.
- Population down 23.3% since 2011, over-65s at 32.7%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.140 g.
- Inside the park, building work follows stricter rules.
Overview
Corleto Monforte is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 493 residents, among the smallest in the province (149 of 158).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corleto Monforte 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 0.140 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Corleto Monforte, 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 23.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (45). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corleto Monforte declared an average taxable income of 18,277 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Corleto Monforte is in climate zone D, with 1,921 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 672 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corleto Monforte has 1 school 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 1.4% of the land in Corleto Monforte, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Corleto Monforte. 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 Corleto Monforte: 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 Corleto Monforte 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 7 inhabited census areas in Corleto Monforte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 38.6%
- good 61.4%
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 065048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.