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Ricigliano: 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 Roma 1, Ricigliano.

Ricigliano, inland Salerno towards Basilicata

Far from the coast and the resorts, Ricigliano is a hill and mountain village in the inland part of the province of Salerno, towards the border with Basilicata. The landscape is woods, pasture and fields, and the village is gathered on a rise, with houses built along sloping streets.

Homes for sale are mostly family houses, many of them repaired or rebuilt after the 1980 earthquake; for a property from that period, ask for the reconstruction file and the structural sign-off. There are also country houses with land. For hospital care, secondary schools and work, you have to drive to the larger towns in the valley or towards Salerno and Potenza. The climate zone is D and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The population is old and shrinking. In 2023 there were 1,058 residents, 12.3% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.6, against 45.2 in the province, and over-65s are 32.2%, compared with 22.7% provincially. Foreign nationals make up 1.2%.

Ricigliano is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, like 17 other municipalities in the province of Salerno; 97 are in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.256 g. Before buying, a structural assessment by an engineer is money well spent.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the plot. For houses on the slopes, gradient and the official landslide maps are checked for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Inland Salerno village, towards Basilicata.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.256 g.
  • Residents down 12.3% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 32.2%, against 22.7% in the province.

Overview

Ricigliano is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,058 residents, ranked 121 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ricigliano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 18 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.256 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ricigliano, 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 12.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (45). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ricigliano declared an average taxable income of 15,476 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ricigliano is in climate zone D, with 1,744 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 560 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ricigliano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 4.5% of the land in Ricigliano, 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 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 Ricigliano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ricigliano: 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 Ricigliano 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 14 inhabited census areas in Ricigliano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 065105. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.