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Piaggine: 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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Piaggine, in the upper Calore valley below Monte Cervati

Piaggine is a mountain village in the inland Cilento, in the upper valley of the river Calore, at the foot of Monte Cervati. Its territory lies within the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park, with woods, pasture and mountain streams, and the village sits tightly on the hillside, with stone houses and steep streets.

Depopulation is severe. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,117 residents in 2023, 22.8% fewer than in 2011, and over-65s make up 37.8% against 22.7% for the province of Salerno. The estimated average age reaches 53.4, against 45.2. Households are small, with 2.01 members on average, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The market here offers stone village houses, often empty and needing renovation, and the odd farmhouse in the countryside. The checks are practical: how you get there in winter, how far the pharmacy, school and shops are (the report measures this from the house), and what state the roof and floors are in. In a hillside village the ground needs attention, and the report reads the official landslide maps for the address, as well as the flood maps along the Calore.

The Civil Protection Department places Piaggine in seismic zone 2, like 97 of the 158 municipalities in the province; 18 are in zone 1 and 43 in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.123 g. For old masonry houses, ask for records of any structural work and get an engineer's assessment.

The climate is zone D, but the altitude makes winters cool. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Upper Calore valley, below Monte Cervati, in the Cilento park.
  • Over-65s at 37.8%, against 22.7% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.123 g.
  • Stone houses to restore: check access, roof and ground.

Overview

Piaggine is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,117 residents, ranked 117 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piaggine 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 0.123 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Piaggine, 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 22.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (45). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piaggine declared an average taxable income of 17,881 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Piaggine is in climate zone D, with 2,028 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 630 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piaggine has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 1.6% of the land in Piaggine, 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 Piaggine.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Piaggine: 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 Piaggine 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 Piaggine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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

ISTAT code 065095. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.