San Valentino Torio: 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 Valentino Torio, market gardens on the Sarno plain
San Valentino Torio lies in the Agro Nocerino-Sarnese, the fertile plain between Vesuvius and the Sarno mountains, at the northern edge of the province of Salerno where the province of Naples begins. This is market-garden country: tomatoes and vegetables have provided work for generations, and the local canning industry grew up on these fields. Farming still draws labour, including from abroad.
What stands out is the age profile. San Valentino is one of the younger municipalities in the province: the estimated average age is 40.3 against 45.2 for the province of Salerno, over-65s are 14.7% against 22.7%, and households average 2.79 people. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,926 residents in 2023, up 4.7% on 2011. Foreign residents make up 8.0%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The town is densely built, with houses right up against fields and farm sheds, and a lot of its land is covered by buildings and roads for a rural area. Buyers should always ask for the full planning paperwork: the certificate of habitability, any amnesty applications for past building work, and whether the registered floor plan matches the house as it stands. The Caserta-Salerno motorway passes a few kilometres away, and both Salerno and Naples are within driving distance.
Campania has long memories of earthquakes: the 1980 Irpinia quake was strongly felt across this area. In the national classification drawn up by the Civil Protection department, San Valentino is in seismic zone 2, like 96 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.143 g. For houses that have gained floors over the years, have an engineer check the structure.
Water is the other issue. The plain is low, only a few metres above sea level, and crossed by the river Sarno and a network of channels that have burst their banks many times. The report shows the flood hazard at the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Farming town on the Sarno plain, among market gardens and greenhouses.
- Average age 40.3, province 45.2.
- 10,926 residents, up 4.7% since 2011.
- Low plain along the Sarno: check flood hazard by address.
Overview
San Valentino Torio is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 10,926 residents, ranked 24 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Valentino Torio 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 0.143 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Valentino Torio, 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 grown by 4.7%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (45). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Valentino Torio declared an average taxable income of 17,241 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Valentino Torio is in climate zone C, with 1,150 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 22 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Valentino Torio has 12 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 34.3% of the land in San Valentino Torio, 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
Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in San Valentino Torio. 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 Valentino Torio: 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 Valentino Torio 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 97 inhabited census areas in San Valentino Torio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 11.4%
- fair 58.1%
- good 30.5%
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 065132. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.