Montecorvino Rovella: 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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Montecorvino Rovella, hills between the Picentini and the Sele plain
Montecorvino Rovella covers the hills at the foot of the Picentini mountains, east of Salerno, in the area that slopes down towards the Battipaglia plain. The municipality is large and split into many hamlets scattered among olive groves and woods, with the main centre at around three hundred metres and other settlements higher up or closer to the plain.
Salerno is roughly half an hour by road, and the plain, with its industrial areas, shopping centres and Salerno airport, is closer still. Buyers should bear in mind that the hamlets are some distance apart and many roads climb and dip: schools, pharmacies and shops are not always within walking distance, so the distance from the address needs checking case by case.
Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 12,289 residents in 2023, down 2.1% on 2011. The population is younger than the province of Salerno, with an average age of 43.6 against 45.2 and over-65s at 19.7% against 22.7%. Foreign nationals make up 5.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial figure.
The 1980 earthquake hit inland Salerno hard, and 18 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification. Montecorvino Rovella is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.120 g. For stone houses in the old hamlets, and buildings repaired after that earthquake, ask for the records of the work and have the structure checked by a surveyor.
On the Picentini slopes landslides are the most widespread hazard, along with flooding along the streams running down to the plain. The report checks both at the exact address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Hills below the Picentini mountains, hamlets among olive groves.
- Average age 43.6, over-65s at 19.7%.
- Seismic zone 2; 18 municipalities in the province in zone 1.
- Slopes and streams: check landslide and flood hazard.
Overview
Montecorvino Rovella is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 12,289 residents, ranked 20 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montecorvino Rovella 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 0.120 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Montecorvino Rovella, 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 2.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (45). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montecorvino Rovella declared an average taxable income of 16,752 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montecorvino Rovella is in climate zone D, with 1,536 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 295 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montecorvino Rovella has 14 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.
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 9.6% of the land in Montecorvino Rovella, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list no contaminated sites in Montecorvino Rovella.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montecorvino Rovella: 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 Montecorvino Rovella 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 75 inhabited census areas in Montecorvino Rovella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.2%
- fair 45.3%
- good 51.5%
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 065073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.