San Mauro Cilento: 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 Mauro Cilento, on Monte della Stella within sight of the sea
Monte della Stella is the mountain that dominates the Cilento coast in the province of Salerno, south of Naples, and San Mauro Cilento sits on its slopes, at about 560 metres, inside the Cilento National Park. The sea is in view from the village; around it are olive groves, woods and cultivated terraces. For everyday services people go down to the coastal towns, while hospital and larger offices mean a longer drive.
The village has lost many residents: at the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 844, 141 fewer than in 2011, down 14.3%. The average age is 50.3, against 45.2 for the province, and over-65s are 29.6%, compared with 22.7% provincially. Foreign residents are 5.1%. Average declared incomes are close to the provincial figure, slightly below.
Homes are stone houses in the village and hamlets, many needing renovation, and country houses with olive groves. If you are thinking of a second home near the sea, access, the state of the roof and services, and the park's rules on extensions and building work all matter. On the slopes landslide hazard should be read for the address, and the report does so from the official maps. The climate is zone D, with mild winters.
San Mauro Cilento is in seismic zone 3 (zone 1 is the most hazardous), like 43 municipalities in the province of Salerno, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.078 g, a modest value. The province also has 18 municipalities in zone 1 and 97 in zone 2. For an old stone house it is still worth asking what structural work has been done.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and from the address the report traces the land parcel.
Key points
- On the slopes of Monte della Stella, in the Cilento National Park.
- Population down 14.3% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 29.6%, against 22.7% in the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.078 g.
Overview
San Mauro Cilento is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 844 residents, ranked 129 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Mauro Cilento is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.078 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 14.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Mauro Cilento declared an average taxable income of 18,854 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Mauro Cilento is in climate zone D, with 1,943 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 560 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Mauro Cilento has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 7.5% of the land in San Mauro Cilento, 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 San Mauro Cilento.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Mauro Cilento: 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 Mauro Cilento 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 San Mauro Cilento. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 59.4%
- good 40.6%
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 065123. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.