San Cipriano Picentino: 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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San Cipriano Picentino, in the Picentini hills above Salerno
The Monti Picentini begin rising straight behind Salerno, and San Cipriano Picentino is one of the municipalities spread across their lower hills, at around three hundred and fifty metres, among hazel groves, chestnut trees and olives. There is no single centre: besides the main village there are several hamlets, each with its own square and church.
Salerno is about fifteen kilometres away, and most people who work outside the area head there or down to the plain around Pontecagnano and Battipaglia, always by car. The hill roads are narrow and winding, and from one hamlet to the next the height, the aspect and the distance to shops and schools all change. Homes are mostly detached houses or small blocks of flats, often with some land. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.
The town is younger than the rest of the province. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,593 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (6,643), with an average age of 43.6 against 45.2 and over-65s at 19.7% against 22.7%. Households have 2.57 members on average. Foreign residents are 2.2%. There are 5 pharmacies, more per head than the provincial average.
The province of Salerno spans three seismic zones on the Civil Protection Department's scale: 18 municipalities are in zone 1, 97 in zone 2, San Cipriano among them, and 43 in zone 3. Here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.114 g. Inland Campania has had strong earthquakes before, and for a house built or extended in several stages it is worth asking for the plans, the structural sign-off certificates and details of any strengthening work.
On the Picentini slopes the ground can slip, especially where gradients are steep or where cuttings have been made for roads and houses. The report checks slope and landslide hazard at the address, along with flooding near streams. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces each address to its land parcel.
Key points
- Picentini hills, about fifteen kilometres from Salerno.
- Over-65s at 19.7%, against 22.7% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.114 g.
- Hamlets at different heights: check slopes and landslides by address.
Overview
San Cipriano Picentino is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 6,593 residents, ranked 37 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Cipriano Picentino 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 0.114 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Cipriano Picentino, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (45). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Cipriano Picentino declared an average taxable income of 19,613 euros, in line with the province (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Cipriano Picentino is in climate zone D, with 1,499 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 364 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Cipriano Picentino has 7 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.8 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).
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 12.7% of the land in San Cipriano Picentino, 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
Official databases list no open contaminated sites in San Cipriano Picentino; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Cipriano Picentino: 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 San Cipriano Picentino 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 30 inhabited census areas in San Cipriano Picentino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.3%
- fair 43.9%
- good 52.8%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 065118. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.