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San Rufo: 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 Rufo, on the slopes of the Vallo di Diano

San Rufo is a village in the Vallo di Diano, the wide basin in the south of the province of Salerno, built on the slope of the mountains around it, at around 600 metres. From the centre you look out over the valley, crossed by the motorway to Calabria, and the main towns for services and shopping are those on the valley floor.

Buyers here choose between the stone houses of the old centre, often on uphill streets, and newer homes built lower down. The former need attention to structure and access; the latter are easier for anyone driving to work every day. The climate is zone D, with cool winters, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,590 residents in 2023, down 8.0% on 2011. The population is fairly young for a hill village: an average age of 44.8 against 45.2 in the province, with over-65s at 23.2%. Foreign residents make up 5.3%.

The Vallo di Diano and the Campanian Apennines are earthquake areas. San Rufo is in seismic zone 2, like 96 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.168 g. For a masonry house, ask whether strengthening work was done, for example after the 1980 earthquake, and check the paperwork.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published. On the hillside the report measures the slope and reads the official landslide maps; on the valley floor it checks the flood maps.

Key points

  • On the slopes of the Vallo di Diano, around 600 metres.
  • Average age 44.8, over-65s at 23.2%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.168 g.
  • Population down 8.0% since 2011.

Overview

San Rufo is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,590 residents, ranked 97 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Rufo 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 0.168 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in San Rufo, 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 8.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Rufo declared an average taxable income of 16,319 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Rufo is in climate zone D, with 2,079 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 640 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Rufo has 4 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 4.3% of the land in San Rufo, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

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 Rufo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Rufo: 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 Rufo 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 25 inhabited census areas in San Rufo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 065126. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.