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Aieta: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cosenza, Calabria. 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, Aieta.

Aieta, a hill village above Praia a Mare

Aieta looks down on the Tyrrhenian Sea: it is a hill village at around 500 metres, on the high ground behind Praia a Mare, on the northern Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria in the province of Cosenza. The sea and the services along the coast are reached by a road of hairpin bends; the village itself has kept the character of an inland centre, with a compact old core and countryside and woods all around.

House hunters have two options: village houses, built of masonry and often on several levels, or a holiday home with a sea view, close to the beaches but away from the summer traffic. Either way, have a surveyor check the roof, damp, wiring and plumbing and whether work done over the years was properly permitted. This is climate zone D, with cool, damp winters.

The population has fallen. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 742 residents in 2023, against 839 in 2011: 97 fewer, a drop of 11.6%. The average age is 47.3, close to the 46.1 of the province of Cosenza, and over-65s make up 26.8% against 24.4%. Average declared income is clearly below the provincial figure.

Earthquakes are the main check. Aieta is in seismic zone 2, like 84 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.197 g. For masonry houses you need information on strengthening work and floors; for reinforced concrete, the design, the structural sign-off and any added storeys.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality: the report traces the address to its land parcel and checks slope and landslides on the official maps, which on hillsides facing the sea vary a great deal from one plot to the next.

Key points

  • Hill village at about 500 metres behind Praia a Mare.
  • 742 residents, down 11.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.197 g.
  • Slope and landslides to be checked plot by plot.

Overview

Aieta is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 742 residents, ranked 133 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aieta is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (85 of 150) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.197 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Aieta, 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 11.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aieta declared an average taxable income of 12,722 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aieta is in climate zone D, with 1,780 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 524 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aieta has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 1.0% of the land in Aieta, compared with 4.4% in the province and 5.1% 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 Aieta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aieta: 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 Aieta 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 Aieta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 078005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.