Monte San Giacomo: 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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Monte San Giacomo, on the slopes of the Vallo di Diano
Monte San Giacomo sits on the western edge of the Vallo di Diano, the broad flat basin in the south of the province of Salerno, on the slopes of the mountains that separate it from the inland Cilento. The village is on a hillside, with stone houses and steep streets, and above it lie woods and mountain pastures. The A2 motorway runs through the Vallo, linking the area to Salerno and Calabria, and the larger towns in the valley provide services and a hospital.
For buyers, altitude and slope matter. Many houses in the centre are old and built into the hillside, so check the roof, floors, damp and retaining walls before making an offer. The report measures the distance from the exact location of the house to the pharmacy, school and shops, which are often in the valley-floor towns.
There were 1,412 residents in 2023, down 13.4% on the 1,630 of 2011. The average age is 48.4, against 45.2 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.3% against 22.7%. Foreign nationals account for 4.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The province of Salerno has several seismic zones on the Civil Protection scale: 18 municipalities in zone 1, 97 in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. Monte San Giacomo is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of 0.177 g. For a masonry building, ask about work done after 1980 and the technical paperwork.
On the slopes the report checks the official landslide maps for the address, and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Western slopes of the Vallo di Diano.
- A2 motorway on the valley floor.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.177 g.
- Residents down 13.4% since 2011.
Overview
Monte San Giacomo is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,412 residents, ranked 102 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monte San Giacomo 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 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monte San Giacomo, 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 13.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monte San Giacomo declared an average taxable income of 14,673 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monte San Giacomo is in climate zone D, with 2,098 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 666 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monte San Giacomo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.
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 1.7% of the land in Monte San Giacomo, 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 open contaminated sites in Monte San Giacomo; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monte San Giacomo: 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 Monte San Giacomo 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 9 inhabited census areas in Monte San Giacomo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 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
- 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 065075. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.