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Sassano: 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 Armando Diaz 0, Sassano.

Sassano, hillside and farmland in the Vallo di Diano

The Vallo di Diano is a long flat basin enclosed by mountains in the south of the province of Salerno, and Sassano covers part of its edge. The village sits on the slope at around 500 metres, while the lower part of its land runs down to the fields of the valley floor, crossed by the Tanagro river and drainage channels.

A house hunter therefore finds very different situations only a few kilometres apart. Up the hill are the old centre, with stone houses and climbing lanes, and the older hamlets; on the plain there are recent houses with land, often built around farms. The A2 motorway runs through the valley, putting Salerno and Basilicata within driving distance, while larger services are in neighbouring towns such as Sala Consilina and Teggiano.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 4,664 residents in 2023, down 6.6% on 2011. The average age is 45.9 (45.2 for the province), over-65s make up 24.0% and foreign residents 9.0%. Declared incomes are low compared with the provincial average.

In the province of Salerno, 18 municipalities are in seismic zone 1, the highest, and 97 in zone 2. Sassano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.194 g. For a masonry house in the village, find out whether structural work has been carried out. On the plain, water matters more: the land is low and standing water is not unusual, which is why the report checks the official flood maps as well as the landslide maps.

Key points

  • Hillside village on the edge of the Vallo di Diano basin.
  • 4,664 residents, down 6.6% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.9, foreign residents at 9.0%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.194 g.

Overview

Sassano is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 4,664 residents, ranked 50 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sassano 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 0.194 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sassano, 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 6.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sassano declared an average taxable income of 15,852 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sassano is in climate zone D, with 1,639 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 491 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sassano has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 healthcare facilities.

There are 0.4 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 6.2% of the land in Sassano, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Sassano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sassano: 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 Sassano 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 40 inhabited census areas in Sassano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 89.2%
  • good 10.8%

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

ISTAT code 065136. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.