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Pisciotta: 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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For example: Via degli Ulivi 1, Pisciotta.

Pisciotta, hill village and harbour in the Cilento

Pisciotta has two sides: the old village on the hill, among olive groves, and the marina on the Cilento coast, with its small fishing harbour. Anchovies are still caught here with the menaica, a traditional net, and the result is protected by a Slow Food presidium, while olive trees of the local Pisciottana variety cover the land down to the sea.

For buyers, the hill village and the marina are separate markets. Up top there are stone houses packed together, reached by steps and alleys and often needing work; down by the sea there are newer homes and many second homes, lived in mostly in summer. The Tyrrhenian railway has a station that also carries the name of Palinuro, which helps anyone coming from Salerno or Naples. In winter the village is much quieter and some services slow down, so if you are thinking of living here all year, visit out of season too.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,424 residents in 2023, down 11.8% on 2011. The average age is 50.3, well above the 45.2 of the province of Salerno, over-65s make up 29.8% and foreign residents 6.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Pisciotta is in seismic zone 3, like 42 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.086 g. For the stone houses of the old village, ask about the state of the roof and walls and any strengthening work.

Between hill and coast the ground varies a lot: the report measures elevation and gradient at the address, checks the official hazard maps and finds the land parcel using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Hill village and marina on the Cilento coast.
  • Menaica anchovies and olive groves down to the sea.
  • Population down 11.8% since 2011; over-65s at 29.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.086 g.

Overview

Pisciotta is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,424 residents, ranked 74 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pisciotta 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 0.086 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 11.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pisciotta declared an average taxable income of 18,114 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pisciotta is in climate zone C, with 1,257 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 170 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pisciotta has 5 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 sports facilities.

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 7.0% of the land in Pisciotta, 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 open contaminated sites in Pisciotta; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pisciotta: 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 Pisciotta 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 31 inhabited census areas in Pisciotta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.7%
  • fair 94.3%

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 065096. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.