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Amaroni: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Amaroni, hills above the Gulf of Squillace

Amaroni is a hill village in the province of Catanzaro, at around 400 metres, inland from the Gulf of Squillace. The land is olive groves, fields and slopes running down to the valleys; the Ionian coast and Catanzaro are reached by car and remain the reference points for work, hospital and secondary schools.

House hunters mostly find masonry homes in the centre, often on two or three floors, and newer houses on the edge of the village. Before signing, have a surveyor look at the structure, roof and systems. Winters are mild (climate zone D) but summers are hot.

There are 1,642 residents (2023), down 12.9% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.6, against 46.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 30.1%. Foreign residents are 1.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Amaroni is in seismic zone 1, the highest, like 45 of the 80 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.250 g. Central Calabria has a history of strong earthquakes: for any purchase, the first question is about the structural design and any upgrade work.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. The report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, worth looking at on the slopes and along the streams running down to the Ionian Sea.

Key points

  • Hill village inland from the Gulf of Squillace.
  • Residents down 12.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.250 g.
  • Houses in the centre: check structure, roof and systems.

Overview

Amaroni is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,642 residents, ranked 45 of 80 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Amaroni is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (45 of 80) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.250 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Amaroni, 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 12.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Amaroni declared an average taxable income of 14,153 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Amaroni is in climate zone D, with 1,513 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 378 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Amaroni has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 7.9% of the land in Amaroni, compared with 6.6% 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 Amaroni.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Amaroni: 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 Amaroni 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 10 inhabited census areas in Amaroni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 079003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.