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Roccadaspide: 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 Fonte 1, Roccadaspide.

Roccadaspide, castle and chestnut woods in inland Cilento

Roccadaspide is the main hill town between the Paestum plain and the Calore valley, in inland Cilento. It stands at around three hundred and fifty metres, gathered around the Filomarino family's castle, and its land is covered with olive groves and chestnut woods: the Roccadaspide chestnut carries the EU's protected geographical indication and is one of the area's best-known products. The coast at Paestum is a short drive away, while Salerno is further.

For the surrounding villages Roccadaspide is the place for schools, shops and offices, and the data show it: 12 schools and 12 supermarkets, more per head than the provincial average. The historic centre has stone houses, steep lanes and many homes that are empty or need renovation; newer areas have small blocks of flats and detached houses along the roads that run down towards the plain, and there are scattered houses in the countryside. There is no railway, and getting around without a car is hard. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,884 residents in 2023, down 6.4% since 2011, or 470 fewer people. The population is a little older than the province: an average age of 46.5 against 45.2, and 25.3% over 65 against 22.7%. Foreign residents make up 6.2%.

In the province of Salerno 18 municipalities are in seismic zone 1, the highest level of the Civil Protection classification. Roccadaspide is in zone 2, like 96 others, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.105 g, lower than the zone would suggest. Stone houses in the centre, often extended over the years, still need checking: ask whether the walls have been strengthened and whether extensions have planning permission.

Clay hills, steep slopes and streams make landslide hazard the first thing to check, plot by plot, and the report does so for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report can go from the street number to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Main town of inland Cilento, known for its protected chestnut.
  • 12 schools and 12 supermarkets, above average.
  • 6,884 residents, down 6.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.105 g.

Overview

Roccadaspide is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 6,884 residents, ranked 35 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccadaspide is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (97 of 158) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.105 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccadaspide, 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccadaspide declared an average taxable income of 16,829 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccadaspide is in climate zone D, with 1,580 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 354 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccadaspide has 12 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 7.7% of the land in Roccadaspide, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

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 Roccadaspide.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccadaspide: 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 Roccadaspide 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 59 inhabited census areas in Roccadaspide. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 16.0%
  • fair 56.3%
  • good 27.7%

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 065106. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.