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Albidona: 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 Circonvallazione 1, Albidona.

Albidona, hill village above the Ionian coast at Trebisacce

From the Ionian coast near Trebisacce, the road climbs inland to Albidona, a hill village at about 800 metres in the north-eastern corner of the province of Cosenza. You can see the sea from the village, but the climate is already that of high hills: the climate zone is E, with cool and sometimes snowy winters.

The old centre is compact, with stone houses on steep streets, surrounded by olive groves, fields and scrub. Everyday life leans on the coast, where the Ionian main road runs and where shops, secondary schools and services are; without a car, things are difficult. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The most striking figure is depopulation. There were 1,109 residents in 2023, 24.2% fewer than in 2011, or 354 people. Over-65s are 34.2% against 24.4% for the province, and the average age is 51.3. Foreign nationals are very few, at 0.8%.

Albidona is in seismic zone 2, like 84 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.129 g. In a stone house in the centre, perhaps empty for years, have the roof, timber floors and wall connections checked before deciding, and ask for a quote for making it safe.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel. In a village built on a rise, slope and landslide hazard change from one street to the next: the report reads them for the address from the official maps.

Key points

  • Hill village above the Ionian coast, with sea views.
  • Residents down 24.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 34.2%, against 24.4% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.129 g.

Overview

Albidona is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,109 residents, ranked 109 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albidona 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 0.129 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Albidona, 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 24.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albidona declared an average taxable income of 14,355 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albidona is in climate zone E, with 2,418 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 810 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albidona 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 1.4% of the land in Albidona, compared with 4.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.9 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 Albidona. 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 Albidona: 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 Albidona 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 7 inhabited census areas in Albidona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.2%
  • fair 96.8%

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 078006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.