Ogliastro 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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Ogliastro Cilento, in the hills behind Agropoli
From the coast at Agropoli, a short climb inland brings you to Ogliastro Cilento, a hill village in the province of Salerno surrounded by olive trees and scrub. Cilento is the name of the large area south of Salerno between the sea and the mountains, and this is the part closest to the coast. Agropoli is the centre for shops, schools and the railway station, and the sea is about a quarter of an hour away by car.
The municipality has a main village and a few hamlets, with stone village houses, newer detached homes and country houses with land. Some are used as holiday homes, given how close the beaches are. On the hilly ground the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the address, and near the gullies the flood maps.
The population is holding up. Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,288 residents in 2023, up 2.1% since 2011. The average age is 46.0, close to the 45.2 of the province of Salerno, and foreign residents make up 7.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
For earthquakes Ogliastro Cilento is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 42 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.087 g. The inland part of the province, towards Irpinia, is more exposed; for an old masonry house it is still worth having walls and floors checked.
The climate is zone D, with mild winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the plot.
Key points
- Cilento hills a short drive from Agropoli and the sea.
- Village houses, newer homes and holiday homes near the beaches.
- Residents up 2.1% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.087 g.
Overview
Ogliastro Cilento is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,288 residents, ranked 79 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ogliastro 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 0.087 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 2.1%. 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 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ogliastro Cilento declared an average taxable income of 17,215 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ogliastro Cilento is in climate zone D, with 1,577 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 352 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ogliastro Cilento has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility 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 11.2% of the land in Ogliastro 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 Ogliastro 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 Ogliastro 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 Ogliastro 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 17 inhabited census areas in Ogliastro Cilento. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 065081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.