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Pimonte: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Napoli, 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 Piana 1, Pimonte.

Pimonte, in the Lattari mountains on the road to Agerola

Pimonte lies in the Lattari mountains, above Castellammare di Stabia and Gragnano, on the road that climbs to Agerola and then drops down to the Amalfi Coast. The town hall is at about 400 metres: the village spreads over a slope facing the Bay of Naples, with scattered hamlets, cultivated terraces and woodland higher up.

For buyers, it is a mountain town a short distance from the coast, cooler than the plain (climate zone D) and far cheaper than the Sorrento peninsula or the Amalfi Coast. Jobs are mostly down in the valley, in Castellammare, Gragnano and the wider Naples area, and the winding road is a daily factor. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average. Many houses are built into the hillside, with stepped access and retaining walls.

Pimonte is a young town. In 2023 it had 5,868 residents, 2.2% fewer than in 2011, with an average age of 40.1 (in the province, 43.2) and over-65s at 15.9%. Families are large, with 2.89 members on average, and foreign residents are just 0.7%.

In the metropolitan area of Naples, 76 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and only 16 in zone 3, on the scale set by the Protezione Civile (Italy's Civil Protection Department). Pimonte is one of the latter, in zone 3, with expected acceleration of about 0.104 g. The risk that matters most when choosing a house here lies elsewhere.

The Lattari slopes are covered with volcanic soils resting on limestone, which can slide after heavy, prolonged rain. At the address, the report checks the official landslide hazard maps and the flood maps along the gullies, and measures the slope of the ground. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can reach the plot.

Key points

  • In the Lattari mountains, between Castellammare and Agerola.
  • Average age 40.1; households of 2.89 people.
  • Seismic zone 3, like only 16 municipalities around Naples.
  • Steep slopes: check landslide hazard house by house.

Overview

Pimonte is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 5,868 residents, ranked 80 of 92 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pimonte is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 16 of 92 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.104 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 fallen by 2.2%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (43). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 0.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pimonte declared an average taxable income of 16,401 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pimonte is in climate zone D, with 1,646 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 406 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pimonte has 7 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 8.0% of the land in Pimonte, compared with 34.9% 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 medium. 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 Pimonte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pimonte: 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 Pimonte 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 29 inhabited census areas in Pimonte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 16.8%
  • good 83.2%

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 063054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.