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Trentinara: 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 Roma 1, Trentinara.

Trentinara, a Cilento balcony over the Paestum plain

Trentinara is a village in northern Cilento, built on a mountainside at around six hundred metres, with views opening onto the Paestum plain and the Gulf of Salerno. As the crow flies the sea is close, but the road winds down to the plain, where you find work, secondary schools and larger shops.

The centre is small and compact, with stone and rendered houses on several levels, surrounded by olive groves and country houses. Buyers should look closely at access, parking and gradient, as well as the condition of the roofs. The report measures elevation and slope at the house and checks the official landslide maps, which are useful on hillside land.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,558 residents in 2023, 7.4% fewer than at the 2011 census. The average age is 46.6, slightly above the 45.2 of the province of Salerno, and over-65s are 25.9%. Foreign residents make up 1.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Salerno has 18 municipalities in seismic zone 1, 97 in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. Trentinara is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.095 g. For a stone house in the centre, ask whether repairs were carried out after 1980 and what paperwork exists.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Northern Cilento, overlooking the Paestum plain.
  • Population down 7.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.095 g.
  • Hillside village: check gradient and access.

Overview

Trentinara is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,558 residents, ranked 99 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Trentinara 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 0.095 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Trentinara, 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 7.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Trentinara declared an average taxable income of 15,750 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Trentinara is in climate zone D, with 2,008 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 606 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Trentinara has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

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 4.5% of the land in Trentinara, 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 medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Trentinara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Trentinara: 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 Trentinara 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 8 inhabited census areas in Trentinara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 065152. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.