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Ispani: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Nazionale 1, Ispani.

Ispani, between the hills and the Gulf of Policastro

Ispani has two sides. There is the hill village, compact and quiet, and there is Capitello, the hamlet on the sea in the Gulf of Policastro, on the stretch of Cilento coast near Sapri. Anyone looking for a home here first has to choose between these two ways of life: the village all year round, or the coast, which fills up in summer.

Connections run along the coast. The main road follows the gulf, and Sapri station, on the Tyrrhenian line between Salerno and Calabria, is where you catch trains to Naples and the south. Salerno, the provincial capital, is a long way off; for offices and larger hospitals people rely on the towns around the gulf and in the Vallo di Diano.

In 2023 there were 961 residents, down 5.8% since 2011. The average age is 51.5, against 45.2 in the province of Salerno, and over-65s are 31.9%. Foreign residents make up 3.1%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Ispani is in seismic zone 2 in the classification of the Civil Protection Department, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.127 g. For a house in the old centre or a villa from the 1970s or 1980s, ask when it was built and what work has been done on the structure. The climate is mild (climate zone C), but close to the sea salt and damp wear down façades, metalwork and window frames.

With slopes and streams running down to the sea, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for each address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published, so the street address leads to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village plus the seaside hamlet of Capitello.
  • Population down 5.8% since 2011, average age 51.5.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration 0.127 g.
  • Near the sea: check façades and window frames.

Overview

Ispani is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 961 residents, ranked 125 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ispani 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 0.127 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ispani, 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (45). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ispani declared an average taxable income of 22,669 euros, above the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ispani is in climate zone C, with 1,364 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 256 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ispani has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 12.8% of the land in Ispani, 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 contaminated sites in Ispani.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ispani: 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 Ispani 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 19 inhabited census areas in Ispani. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.4%
  • fair 90.6%

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 065059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.