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Amantea: 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 Dogana 1, Amantea.

Amantea, the hilltop old town and the Cosenza coast

Amantea lies on the Tyrrhenian coast of the province of Cosenza, north of Lamezia Terme, where the coastal mountain range drops almost to the sea. The old town is on the hill, below the ruins of the castle; the modern town has stretched out below, on the flat strip between the railway, the SS18 coast road and the beach. To the south the municipality includes Campora San Giovanni, a large village with a life of its own.

Buyers choose between three settings. Old houses in the hilltop town, often in need of work and reached by flights of steps; flats and holiday complexes on the coast, full in summer and empty in winter; and country houses in the hills. For travel there is a station on the Tyrrhenian line between Salerno and Reggio Calabria, and Lamezia Terme airport is less than an hour's drive away.

Compared with 2011 the change in residents is +0.5%: 13,829 in 2023, a stable figure in a region where many towns are emptying. The average age is 45.6 and foreign residents make up 6.0%. The 106 bars and restaurants show how much summer counts.

Earthquakes are the point not to underestimate. Amantea is in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous, like 64 other municipalities in the province of Cosenza, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.192 g. Calabria has had some of the most destructive earthquakes in Italian history. Before buying a flat or a masonry house, get the structural design, the structural sign-off and the construction date; for older buildings, a seismic assessment by an engineer.

Between steep hills and the sea there are two more issues: landslides on the slopes and storm surges on the most exposed stretches of coast. The report checks landslide and flood hazard for the individual address.

Key points

  • Hilltop old town, modern town on the coast, Campora San Giovanni south.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest; acceleration about 0.192 g.
  • 13,829 residents, a change of +0.5% since 2011.
  • Landslides and storm surges to check by address.

Overview

Amantea is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 13,829 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 150).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Amantea is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 65 of 150 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.192 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Amantea, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Amantea declared an average taxable income of 18,359 euros, in line with the province (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Amantea is in climate zone C, with 913 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 50 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Amantea has 19 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 16.5% of the land in Amantea, 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

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Amantea; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Amantea: 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 Amantea 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 59 inhabited census areas in Amantea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 15.5%
  • fair 84.5%

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 078010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.