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Pollica: 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 Francesco Caracciolo 1, Pollica.

Pollica, the Cilento of Acciaroli and Pioppi

Pollica is a Cilento municipality with two sides: the main village on the hill, at around 370 metres, and the seaside hamlets of Acciaroli and Pioppi, with their small harbours, beaches and fishermen's houses. The whole territory lies within the Cilento National Park. Pioppi is linked to the Mediterranean diet, studied here by the American physiologist Ancel Keys, who lived there for many years.

The market is mostly on the coast, where many houses are second homes or summer lets, and prices by the sea differ from those in the inland hamlets. On the hill you find stone houses and farmhouses with olive groves, quieter but further from services. Near the beach, look at the official flood maps and exposure to the sea; inland, check slopes and access. Declared incomes are in line with the average for the province of Salerno.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 2,135 residents in 2023, down 10.8% on 2011. The mean age is high, 49.9 against 45.2 in the province, and over-65s make up 29.6%. Foreign residents account for 4.4%.

Earthquake risk is lower than inland: Pollica is in seismic zone 3, like 42 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.077 g. In houses near the sea, salt air on concrete structures and the state of the steel reinforcement matter.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report traces the land parcel from the address and shows the local price band, useful where the coast and the hill are two separate markets.

Key points

  • Hill and sea: the main village, Acciaroli and Pioppi.
  • Entirely within the Cilento National Park.
  • Mean age of 49.9, above the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.077 g.

Overview

Pollica is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 2,135 residents, ranked 83 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pollica 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 0.077 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 10.8%. 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 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pollica declared an average taxable income of 20,357 euros, in line with the province (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pollica is in climate zone D, with 1,507 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 370 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pollica has 4 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities and 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 8.3% of the land in Pollica, 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 Pollica.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pollica: 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 Pollica 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 25 inhabited census areas in Pollica. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 39.3%
  • good 60.7%

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 065098. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.