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Laureana Cilento: 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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For example: Contrada San Paolo 1, Laureana Cilento.

Laureana Cilento, the hills behind Agropoli

Laureana Cilento has gained residents: 1,241 in 2023, 90 more than at the 2011 census by Istat, the national statistics office, a rise of 7.8%. The village sits on the hills just behind Agropoli, close enough to the coast to reach the sea and the town's services quickly, and high enough for views and cooler air.

The municipal area is a patchwork of olive groves, scattered houses and small clusters. Next to the old centre, newer homes have gone up, often detached houses on sloping plots, and some properties are used as summer homes. Anyone buying in the countryside should check the access road, mains water and sewerage, since they cannot be taken for granted everywhere.

The average age is 45.8, almost the same as 45.2 for the province of Salerno, and over-65s make up 23.0%. Foreign residents account for 3.9%. Average incomes are below the provincial level.

On the seismic side, Laureana Cilento is in zone 3, as are 43 of the 158 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.082 g. For a recent house, ask for the structural design filed with the authorities; for an older one, ask what work has been done on walls and floors.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry can be consulted, and the report identifies the land parcel from the address. On sloping land and near gullies, the report checks landslide and flood hazard on the official maps.

Key points

  • Hills behind Agropoli, looking over the Cilento coast.
  • 1,241 residents, up 7.8% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.8, in line with the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.082 g.

Overview

Laureana Cilento is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,241 residents, ranked 112 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Laureana Cilento is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.082 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 7.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Laureana Cilento declared an average taxable income of 17,089 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Laureana Cilento is in climate zone D, with 1,730 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 452 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Laureana Cilento has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 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 9.5% of the land in Laureana Cilento, 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 Laureana Cilento. 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 Laureana Cilento: 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 Laureana Cilento 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 18 inhabited census areas in Laureana Cilento. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 065060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.