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San Mauro la Bruca: 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 Roma 1, San Mauro la Bruca.

San Mauro la Bruca, hills in the southern Cilento

In the southern Cilento, between the coast and the inland mountains, San Mauro la Bruca is a hill village at around 450 metres, with stone houses, vegetable plots and land running down the slopes. The coast is reached by car on winding roads; for hospital, secondary schools and offices you have to go to the larger towns of the area.

The market is typical of inland Cilento villages: village houses, often on two or three levels, and a few country houses with land. Some need work, and whether you are buying a second home or moving here, it pays to visit with a surveyor to check roofs, services and damp. The climate zone is D, with mild winters.

In 2023 there were 536 residents, 117 fewer than the 653 of 2011, a fall of 17.9%. The population is older than in the province of Salerno: an average age of 50.8 against 45.2, with over-65s at 33.6% against 22.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Salerno spans three seismic zones. San Mauro la Bruca is in zone 3, the least hazardous of the three found in the province, together with 42 other municipalities, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.092 g. For a masonry house it is still worth asking whether structural work has been done and seeing the paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report links the address to its parcel. On the Cilento hillsides landslide hazard varies a great deal, so the report checks it on the official maps for each plot, along with the slope of the ground.

Key points

  • Hill village in the southern Cilento.
  • Over-65s at 33.6%, against 22.7% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.092 g.
  • Houses needing work: bring a surveyor before making an offer.

Overview

San Mauro la Bruca is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 536 residents, among the smallest in the province (147 of 158).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Mauro la Bruca 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 0.092 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 17.9%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (45). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Mauro la Bruca declared an average taxable income of 15,537 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Mauro la Bruca 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, San Mauro la Bruca has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

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 3.3% of the land in San Mauro la Bruca, 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 San Mauro la Bruca. 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 San Mauro la Bruca: 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 la Bruca 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 6 inhabited census areas in San Mauro la Bruca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 065124. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.