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Sicignano degli Alburni: 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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Sicignano degli Alburni, between the Alburni mountains and the A2

Sicignano degli Alburni is a hill and mountain municipality in inland Salerno province, at the foot of the Alburni mountains. The main village stands at around 600 metres, while part of the population lives in lower hamlets spread across the territory. Altitude, climate and distance from services vary a lot between them, and that is the first thing a buyer needs to understand.

The municipality has one practical advantage: the A2 motorway (Autostrada del Mediterraneo) has a junction here, where the link road to Potenza also begins. Salerno and the Sele plain are therefore within reasonable reach, which is unusual for a mountain village. Homes are mainly masonry village houses and detached houses with land.

The population has fallen in recent years: 3,063 residents in 2023, 10.4% fewer than in 2011. The mean age is 46.8 against 45.2 for the province, over-65s are 24.8% and foreign residents 2.8%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Salerno.

Earthquakes are the main issue. Sicignano is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 96 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.164 g. Before buying, find out when the building was put up, whether it has been strengthened or rebuilt and, in a block of flats, read the minutes of meetings on structural work. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, and on the slopes the report adds the official landslide maps.

Key points

  • Foot of the Alburni mountains, main village and hamlets.
  • A2 motorway junction and link road to Potenza.
  • 3,063 residents, down 10.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.164 g.

Overview

Sicignano degli Alburni is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 3,063 residents, ranked 64 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sicignano degli Alburni 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 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sicignano degli Alburni, 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 10.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sicignano degli Alburni declared an average taxable income of 16,796 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sicignano degli Alburni is in climate zone D, with 2,058 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 610 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sicignano degli Alburni has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.1% of the land in Sicignano degli Alburni, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Sicignano degli Alburni.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sicignano degli Alburni: 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 Sicignano degli Alburni 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 36 inhabited census areas in Sicignano degli Alburni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 15.1%
  • fair 84.9%

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 065143. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.