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Torchiara: 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, Torchiara.

Torchiara, Cilento hills behind Agropoli

From the hills behind Agropoli, Torchiara looks out towards the Cilento sea. The village stands at around 350 metres among olive groves and fields, one of the inland centres from which the coast is a few minutes away by car. Residents get the quiet of the hills with the services of Agropoli close at hand.

Unlike many inland villages in the province, Torchiara is growing. There are 1,877 residents in 2023, up 4.1% since 2011. The average age of 45.3 matches the provincial figure (45.2), over-65s are 22.8% and foreign residents 5.1%. Declared incomes are in line with the average for the province of Salerno.

Homes are mostly family houses in the centre and the outlying districts, with some newer building along the roads heading down to the coast. Being near the sea also brings demand for holiday homes. The climate is mild, zone D.

Torchiara is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, with an expected acceleration of 0.085 g. In the province of Salerno, 18 municipalities are in zone 1 and 97 in zone 2. In older houses it is still worth checking load-bearing walls, the roof and work carried out over the years.

On the Cilento hillsides the ground can be clayey and sloping, so read the official landslide maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report starts from them to identify the parcel.

Key points

  • Cilento hills behind Agropoli, with the sea close by.
  • Population up 4.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.085 g.
  • On slopes, check the official maps for the exact address.

Overview

Torchiara is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,877 residents, ranked 88 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torchiara 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 0.085 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 grown by 4.1%. 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 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torchiara declared an average taxable income of 19,922 euros, in line with the province (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torchiara is in climate zone D, with 1,587 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 360 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.5 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 13.0% of the land in Torchiara, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Torchiara. 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 Torchiara: 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 Torchiara 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 14 inhabited census areas in Torchiara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.6%
  • fair 37.8%
  • good 56.6%

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 065147. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.