Vietri sul Mare: 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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Vietri sul Mare, ceramics at the start of the Amalfi Coast
Coming from Salerno, Vietri sul Mare is the first town on the Amalfi Coast, right after the city. Its name is tied to ceramics: workshops, domes and facades covered in painted majolica tiles are what most people remember, as the town steps down the hillside to the Marina. Above the centre are the hamlets of Raito, Albori, Dragonea and Benincasa, quieter and with views over the gulf.
This is where the Amalfi coast road begins, narrow and full of bends. Salerno is next door, so Vietri is a place people live in all year as well as a tourist stop: Overture Maps lists 82 bars and restaurants, 11.58 per 1,000 residents against 6.28 in the province. Buyers should expect steps, steep lanes, very little parking and building work that is awkward to organise. The whole coast is protected landscape, so extensions and external changes need special permission.
There are 7,080 residents (2023), down 12.3% since 2011. The average age is 47.5, higher than the provincial 45.2, and foreign residents are only 2.0%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Salerno.
Vietri is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.102 g; elsewhere in the province 18 municipalities are in zone 1 and 97 in zone 2. Many houses are old masonry buildings set against the slope, and a check on the structure and retaining walls is worth more than any finish.
On the steep slopes of the coast, landslides and mudflows are a real hazard that varies a great deal over short distances. The report checks it for the address, together with the land registry maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), which are published here.
Key points
- First town on the Amalfi Coast, right next to Salerno.
- 11.58 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, far above average.
- 7,080 residents, down 12.3% since 2011.
- Steep slopes: check landslide hazard and retaining walls.
Overview
Vietri sul Mare is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,080 residents, ranked 32 of 158 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vietri sul Mare 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 0.102 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 12.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vietri sul Mare declared an average taxable income of 21,508 euros, above the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Vietri sul Mare is in climate zone C, with 1,087 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 80 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vietri sul Mare has 8 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 13.1% of the land in Vietri sul Mare, 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 no contaminated sites in Vietri sul Mare.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vietri sul Mare: 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 Vietri sul Mare 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 37 inhabited census areas in Vietri sul Mare. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 49.8%
- good 50.2%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 065157. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.