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Palomonte: 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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Palomonte, the upper Sele hills inland from Salerno

Palomonte lies in the hills of the upper Sele valley, inland in the province of Salerno, between the river valley and the mountains of the Campanian Apennines. The municipality is split into several settlements among olive groves, fields and woods, and the A2 motorway runs along the valley not far away, linking the area to Salerno to the west and to Basilicata and Calabria to the south. For work and services many people rely on the towns in the valley and on the Sele plain.

After the 1980 earthquake, which hit the whole area hard, much of the housing was rebuilt or newly built. The market is therefore mostly single-family houses and small blocks of flats from recent decades. When buying, check the structural design, the final inspection certificate, any reconstruction grant paperwork and whether the building matches the land registry plans. Average declared incomes are below the provincial level.

In 2023 there were 3,721 residents, down 8.1% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 45.1 is in line with the provincial 45.2, and over-65s make up 23.8%. Foreign residents account for 3.8%.

Palomonte is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.202 g, a high value; across the province, 18 municipalities are in zone 1, 97 in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. With the town hall above 500 metres and climate zone D, winters are cool.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps. The slopes of the upper Sele are largely clay, so gradient and the official landslide maps should be read for the exact address.

Key points

  • Upper Sele hills, inland in the province of Salerno.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.202 g.
  • 3,721 residents in 2023, down 8.1% since 2011.
  • Homes rebuilt after 1980: check design, inspection and grant papers.

Overview

Palomonte is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,721 residents, ranked 56 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Palomonte 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 0.202 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Palomonte, 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 8.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Palomonte declared an average taxable income of 16,114 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Palomonte is in climate zone D, with 1,983 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 550 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Palomonte has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 10.6% of the land in Palomonte, 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 Palomonte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Palomonte: 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 Palomonte 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 52 inhabited census areas in Palomonte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 21.6%
  • fair 78.4%

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 065089. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.