Giffoni Sei Casali: 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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Giffoni Sei Casali, hill hamlets in the Picentini above Salerno
The name explains how the municipality is laid out: six casali, or separate hamlets, spread over the hills of the Monti Picentini inland from Salerno. Giffoni Sei Casali should not be confused with neighbouring Giffoni Valle Piana, home of the well-known children's film festival. The landscape is chestnut woods and hazel orchards, and the Giffoni hazelnut, which has protected geographical status (IGP), is grown here too.
Salerno is about half an hour away by car and many residents work in the city or along the Picentino valley. Buyers will find village houses in the various hamlets, separated by hairpin bends and changes in height, and villas scattered among the trees. Sun exposure, steepness of the roads and distance from schools and shops change from one hamlet to the next, so it makes sense to judge the individual hamlet rather than the municipality as a whole.
The population is falling: 4,942 residents in 2023, 6.1% fewer than in 2011. It is still relatively young, though, with an average age of 44.6 (45.2 in the province of Salerno) and people over 65 at 19.9%. Households have 2.49 members on average and foreign residents make up 3.8%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.
Inland Salerno is earthquake country. Giffoni Sei Casali is in seismic zone 2, like 96 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.119 g. In the stone houses of the hamlets, what matters is past strengthening, the state of the floors and any work on adjoining houses; for newer buildings, the structural design and inspection certificate.
The slopes of the Picentini are steep and the clay and volcanic soils of the area can slide in heavy rain. The report checks landslide and flood risk at the exact address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps published for the municipality.
Key points
- Six hamlets on the Picentini hills, among hazel and chestnut trees.
- Over-65s at 19.9%, average age 44.6.
- Seismic zone 2, acceleration about 0.119 g.
- Steep slopes: check landslide risk at the address.
Overview
Giffoni Sei Casali is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 4,942 residents, ranked 48 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giffoni Sei Casali 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 0.119 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Giffoni Sei Casali, 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giffoni Sei Casali declared an average taxable income of 18,340 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Giffoni Sei Casali is in climate zone C, with 1,396 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 225 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giffoni Sei Casali has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.6 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 5.9% of the land in Giffoni Sei Casali, 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 Giffoni Sei Casali. 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 Giffoni Sei Casali: 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 Giffoni Sei Casali 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 34 inhabited census areas in Giffoni Sei Casali. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.6%
- fair 75.1%
- good 24.3%
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 065055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.