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Stella Cilento: 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 Cavour 1, Stella Cilento.

Stella Cilento, on the slopes of Monte Stella

Monte Stella is the mountain that dominates the north-western part of the Cilento, south of Salerno, and Stella Cilento takes its name from it. The village lies on its slopes, below 400 metres, inside the Cilento National Park, in a landscape of farmed hills and woods with views to the sea. The Cilento beaches and the services of the larger towns are reached by car on hill roads.

For a buyer, Stella Cilento offers stone village houses and farmhouses in the countryside, often with land. Before making an offer, check the roof, floors, damp and systems, and with farmhouses also the access road and water. Inside the park, specific rules apply to extensions and new building, to be checked with the council's planning office.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 630 residents, 144 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 18.6%. The average age is 50.9 against 45.2 in the province of Salerno, and over-65s make up 32.7% against 22.7%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

The province of Salerno has municipalities in three different seismic zones of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification; Stella Cilento is in zone 3, like 42 others, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.082 g. For a stone house extended over time, find out how the old and new parts are joined.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel and building from the address, with the elevation, gradient and landslide hazard of the individual plot.

Key points

  • Village on the slopes of Monte Stella, in the Cilento park.
  • 630 residents, down 18.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 32.7%, against 22.7% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.082 g.

Overview

Stella Cilento is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 630 residents, ranked 140 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stella Cilento is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.082 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 18.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (45). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stella Cilento declared an average taxable income of 16,569 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Stella Cilento is in climate zone D, with 1,527 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 386 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Stella Cilento has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies.

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 5.3% of the land in Stella Cilento, 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

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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Stella Cilento. 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 Stella Cilento: 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 Stella Cilento 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 9 inhabited census areas in Stella Cilento. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 38.4%
  • good 61.6%

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 065144. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.