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Romagnano al Monte: 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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Romagnano al Monte, a hill village inland from Salerno

Romagnano al Monte is a small municipality in the interior of the province of Salerno, on high ground at around 600 metres, far from the coast and the larger towns. The landscape is hills, woods and fields, and daily life relies on nearby villages for schools, shops and healthcare. Salerno remains the provincial capital, reached by car.

The first question to ask about a house here concerns earthquakes. The municipality is in seismic zone 1, the most severe class on the Civil Protection Department's scale, with 17 other municipalities in the province; 97 are in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.244 g. Many homes in the area were built or rebuilt after the 1980 earthquake: ask for the reconstruction paperwork, the structural design and the final inspection certificate.

The estimated average age is 46.7, a little above the 45.2 of the province, and over-65s make up 23.5%, against 22.7% provincially. In 2023 there were 370 residents, 5.4% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Winters are climate zone D, cooler than on the coast, and heating is needed for several months. On the slopes, the gradient and the official landslide hazard maps should be checked for the exact plot, and the report reads them at the address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Romagnano al Monte: from the address the report traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill municipality in the interior of the province of Salerno.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.244 g.
  • 370 residents in 2023, average age 46.7.
  • Rebuilt houses: ask for the structural design and inspection.

Overview

Romagnano al Monte is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 370 residents, among the smallest in the province (155 of 158).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Romagnano al Monte 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 0.244 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Romagnano al Monte, 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 5.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Romagnano al Monte declared an average taxable income of 16,302 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Romagnano al Monte is in climate zone D, with 2,083 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 635 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Romagnano al Monte has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 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 7.6% of the land in Romagnano al Monte, 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 Romagnano al Monte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Romagnano al Monte: 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 Romagnano al Monte 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 10 inhabited census areas in Romagnano al Monte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.2%
  • fair 96.8%

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 065110. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.