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Roccagloriosa: 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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Roccagloriosa, inland Cilento above the Gulf of Policastro

Roccagloriosa is a village in southern Cilento, in the hills behind the Gulf of Policastro, at about 430 metres. From the centre, built on a rocky spur, you can see the valleys running down to the sea and the mountains behind, in a landscape of olive groves, woods and small hamlets.

The sea is close, but daily life is that of a hill village: for work and services people drive to the coast or the larger towns in the area. Homes for sale are stone houses in the centre, often on several floors and reached by steps, and country houses with land, also of interest as second homes near the beaches of the gulf. The climate is mild, zone D, and declared incomes are below the average for the province of Salerno.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,568 residents in 2023, down 8.6% since 2011. The average age of 49.0 is higher than the provincial figure (45.2), with over-65s at 28.8%. Foreign residents make up 1.7%.

Roccagloriosa is in seismic zone 2, like 96 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.107 g. For a stone house in the centre, find out what work has been done on floors and roof and have the structure checked before buying.

On the Cilento hillsides, the report measures slope and elevation at the address and reads the official landslide maps. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Southern Cilento, inland from the Gulf of Policastro.
  • Stone houses in the centre and country houses with land.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.107 g.
  • Average age 49.0, over-65s at 28.8%.

Overview

Roccagloriosa is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,568 residents, ranked 98 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccagloriosa 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 0.107 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccagloriosa, 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 8.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccagloriosa declared an average taxable income of 15,656 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccagloriosa is in climate zone D, with 1,582 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 430 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccagloriosa has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 2.6 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 4.1% of the land in Roccagloriosa, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Roccagloriosa. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccagloriosa: 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 Roccagloriosa 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 12 inhabited census areas in Roccagloriosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.0%
  • fair 88.1%
  • good 9.9%

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 065107. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.