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Rofrano: 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 Carmine Ronsini 1, Rofrano.

Rofrano, mountains and woods in inland Cilento

Rofrano is a mountain village in inland Cilento, inside the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park, surrounded by woods, pasture and streams running down towards the sea. The coast is reached by car along winding roads, and for a hospital, secondary schools and offices people go to the larger towns of Cilento and the Vallo di Diano.

The municipality has lost many residents: 1,271 in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 23.2% fewer than the 1,655 of 2011. The average age is 49.5 against 45.2 in the province of Salerno, and over-65s are 32.6%, against 22.7%. Foreign residents make up 1.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

If you are looking for a house, perhaps for long stays, the choice is stone houses in the centre, often needing work, and rural buildings with land. Before making an offer, visit with a surveyor: roofs, timber floors and damp are the weak points. The climate zone is D, but winter in the mountains is colder than on the coast.

Rofrano is in seismic zone 2, like 96 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of 0.116 g. For masonry buildings, ask for the year of construction and any structural work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel. On the slopes of inland Cilento, gradient and landslide hazard change from plot to plot: the report reads them on the official maps for each address, together with flooding along streams.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the Cilento National Park.
  • Population down 23.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 32.6%, against 22.7% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.116 g.

Overview

Rofrano is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,271 residents, ranked 109 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rofrano 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 0.116 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rofrano, 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 23.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rofrano declared an average taxable income of 12,834 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rofrano is in climate zone D, with 1,607 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 450 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rofrano has 3 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 2.1% of the land in Rofrano, 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 Rofrano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rofrano: 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 Rofrano 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 22 inhabited census areas in Rofrano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 99.3%

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 065109. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.