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Serre: 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 Nazionale 1, Serre.

Serre, from the hills down to the river Sele

Serre stands on a hill above the Sele valley, inland from Eboli, and its land runs down to the river. Along the Sele is the Persano oasis, a protected wetland that formed around the weir across the river and is popular with birdwatchers. The rest is farmland, with olive groves and arable fields, while the Sele plain, known for its buffalo farms, opens out a little further downstream.

In the village itself buyers mostly find detached houses and low blocks of flats, with rural houses scattered among the fields. For a big shop and many services you drive down to the towns on the plain: the data we use show no supermarkets inside the municipal boundary. For work people look to Eboli, Battipaglia and Salerno, all reached by car.

In 2023 there were 3,690 residents, down 6.7% on 2011, or 266 fewer people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 45.2 matches the province of Salerno, over-65s make up 22.9% and foreign residents 4.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Serre is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency), like 96 other municipalities in the province, while 18 places in the province are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.130 g. For a house built before the 1980s, or repaired after earthquake damage, ask for the structural design, the records of the work and the final inspection certificate. Near the Sele and the gullies running down from the hill, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address.

Key points

  • Hill village above the Sele, with the Persano oasis along the river.
  • 3,690 residents in 2023, down 6.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.130 g.
  • Services and big supermarkets in the towns on the Sele plain.

Overview

Serre is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,690 residents, ranked 57 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Serre 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 0.130 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Serre, 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 6.7%. 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 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Serre declared an average taxable income of 16,390 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Serre is in climate zone C, with 1,294 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 200 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Serre has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

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 7.6% of the land in Serre, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Serre. 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 Serre: 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 Serre 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 38 inhabited census areas in Serre. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.4%
  • fair 96.6%

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

ISTAT code 065140. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.