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Petina: 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: Via Nuova 1, Petina.

Petina, a mountain village on the Alburni range

The Alburni mountains, the limestone massif between the Cilento and the Vallo di Diano, form the backdrop to Petina, which sits on their slopes at around 650 metres, inside the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park. Around the village are beech and chestnut woods and pasture, and the mountain above the houses is a land of caves and footpaths.

Petina is close to the main roads: the A2 motorway passes nearby, and from there Salerno and the Vallo di Diano can be reached by car. For the hospital, secondary schools and offices you still need to travel. Houses are mostly village homes on several levels, some renovated and many needing work, plus a few country houses. The climate zone is D, but at this height winters are cold and snow is not unusual.

The fall in residents is marked: 991 in 2023, 18.4% fewer than the 1,214 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.7 (in the province, 45.2) and over-65s make up 23.6%. Foreign residents are 3.7%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Petina is in seismic zone 2, like 97 of the 158 municipalities in the province of Salerno, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.175 g. For a house built before modern earthquake rules, have the structure checked and ask about the tax incentives available for strengthening work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published, and the report goes from the address to the plot. On a mountainside with sloping land, it shows the official landslide maps there, the distance to services and the local price band.

Key points

  • Alburni mountain village at around 650 metres, inside the national park.
  • A2 motorway close by.
  • Residents down 18.4% since 2011, over-65s at 23.6%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.175 g.

Overview

Petina is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 991 residents, ranked 124 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Petina 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 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Petina, 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 18.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Petina declared an average taxable income of 16,734 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Petina is in climate zone D, with 2,090 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 649 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 5.0 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.2).

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 2.6% of the land in Petina, 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 Petina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Petina: 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 Petina 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 8 inhabited census areas in Petina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 4.1%
  • good 95.0%

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

ISTAT code 065094. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.