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Laviano: 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: Corso Carlo Pisacane 1, Laviano.

Laviano, a rebuilt village in the upper Sele valley

Laviano lies in the upper Sele valley, in the north-eastern part of the province of Salerno, where the mountains mark the way into Irpinia and Basilicata. The village stands just under five hundred metres up, surrounded by woods and pasture, with farmland running down towards the river.

Buyers here should know one thing: the 1980 earthquake destroyed most of the village, which was rebuilt in the years that followed. Many of the houses are therefore a few decades old, not centuries. That alone does not make a house safe: ask for the design, the structural sign-off (collaudo) and any reconstruction paperwork, and have the building checked by a surveyor.

For services, secondary schools and work, people rely on the larger towns in the valley and, further away, Salerno and Avellino, which can only be reached by car. The climate is zone D, with cool winters. Average declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

There are 1,309 residents (2023), 11.9% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 45.8, close to the province (45.2), and over-65s are 25.4%. Foreign residents make up 2.8%.

Laviano is in seismic zone 1, like 17 other municipalities in the province of Salerno, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.257 g in the built-up area, a high value. On the slopes and along the watercourses conditions vary from plot to plot: from the address, the report finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and checks the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Upper Sele valley, towards Irpinia and Basilicata.
  • Services in the valley towns; Salerno and Avellino by car.
  • 1,309 residents, down 11.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.257 g.

Overview

Laviano is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,309 residents, ranked 105 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Laviano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 18 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.257 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Laviano, 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 11.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Laviano declared an average taxable income of 15,411 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Laviano is in climate zone D, with 1,899 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 475 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Laviano has 3 schools 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 2.4% of the land in Laviano, 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 no contaminated sites in Laviano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Laviano: 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 Laviano 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 16 inhabited census areas in Laviano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 99.9%

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 065063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.