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Stio: 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 Giovanni Amendola 1, Stio.

Stio, an inland Cilento village inside the national park

Stio lies in inland Cilento, away from the coast, at almost 700 metres and within the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park. Around the village there are woods and winding hill and mountain roads; for work, offices and secondary schools, people drive to the larger towns in the area.

The park matters to buyers as well. Protected areas carry extra rules on extensions, new buildings and changes of use, so if you are thinking of restoring a stone house in the centre or a farm building in the countryside, ask the town hall what is allowed before you sign. The same applies to whether older extensions were properly authorised.

The population is shrinking and getting older. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 774 residents in 2023, 168 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 17.8%. Over-65s make up 31.4%, against 22.7% in the province of Salerno, and the average age is 50.0. Foreign residents account for 7.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. This is climate zone D: winters are cool and damp is common in houses left closed.

Stio is in seismic zone 2, like 97 of the 158 municipalities in the province; the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.102 g. For masonry houses, ask whether structural work has been done and see the paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report goes from the address to the plot. On slopes and steep roads, landslide hazard is read from the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Inland Cilento village inside the national park.
  • Population down 17.8% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 31.4%, against 22.7% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.102 g.

Overview

Stio is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 774 residents, ranked 132 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stio 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 0.102 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Stio, 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 17.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stio declared an average taxable income of 16,825 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Stio is in climate zone D, with 1,981 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 675 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 3.4% of the land in Stio, 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 Stio. 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 Stio: 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 Stio 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 Stio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 38.3%
  • good 61.7%

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 065145. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.