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Prignano Cilento: 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: Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Prignano Cilento.

Prignano Cilento, hills behind the Agropoli coast

Prignano Cilento stands on the Cilento hills rising behind the coast at Agropoli, in the province of Salerno. It is a place of olive groves, vegetable plots and scattered houses, close enough to the sea to get there quickly, but with the pace of an inland village.

Since 2011 the population has grown. Buyers here often work in the towns on the coast or the plain, or want a house with a little land within easy reach of the beaches. Homes are mostly detached houses, some recent, others in the old core, which need checking for damp, wiring and plumbing, and the roof. Declared incomes are slightly below the Salerno provincial average.

In 2023 there were 1,094 residents, 97 more than in 2011, growth of 9.7%. The average age is 44.4, below the provincial 45.2, and 22.9% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 5.3%. Overture Maps records 12 cafés, restaurants and other places to eat.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, as are 42 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.085 g. For a house built in several stages, ask how the extensions were carried out and whether they were signed off by an engineer.

On the slopes of the Cilento hills, landslides are something to check plot by plot, and the report does so with the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Cilento hills a short drive from the Agropoli coast.
  • Population up 9.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.4, below the provincial 45.2.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.085 g.

Overview

Prignano Cilento is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,094 residents, ranked 118 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Prignano Cilento 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 0.085 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 grown by 9.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Prignano Cilento declared an average taxable income of 19,146 euros, in line with the province (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Prignano Cilento 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 8.5% of the land in Prignano Cilento, 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 Prignano Cilento; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Prignano Cilento: 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 Prignano Cilento 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 11 inhabited census areas in Prignano Cilento. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.1%
  • fair 94.9%

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 065103. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.