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Bonifati: 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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For example: Via Torrevecchia 1, Bonifati.

Bonifati, a hill village with Cittadella del Capo on the sea

Bonifati has two sides. The old village sits in the hills of the upper Tyrrhenian coast of Cosenza province, with stone houses and alleys; below, on the coast, is Cittadella del Capo, the seaside hamlet with its beach and holiday homes, along the coast road and the Tyrrhenian railway. This is the Riviera dei Cedri, north of Paola, and for the hospital and larger services people travel along the coast.

For a buyer the gap between the two areas is clear. In the hills houses cost less but are often old, with narrow, steep access; by the sea, flats and small villas built for the summer dominate, many used only a few months a year. For a holiday purchase, ask about the building's management, which services stay open off-season and how close the railway runs.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,551 residents in 2023, down 12.4% since 2011. The average age is 50.5, against 46.1 in the province of Cosenza, and 32.0% are over 65; foreign residents are just 2.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Calabria's Tyrrhenian coast is an earthquake area. Bonifati is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.140 g. Anyone buying a masonry house in the old village, or a flat put up quickly during the second-home boom, should ask for documents on the structure and on past work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published. Between slopes, streams and coast, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Hill village plus Cittadella del Capo on the sea
  • Riviera dei Cedri, north of Paola
  • 2,551 residents, down 12.4% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.140 g

Overview

Bonifati is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,551 residents, ranked 60 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bonifati 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 0.140 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bonifati, 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 12.4%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bonifati declared an average taxable income of 16,941 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bonifati is in climate zone D, with 1,562 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 425 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bonifati has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 4 sports facilities.

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 5.8% of the land in Bonifati, 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 contaminated sites in Bonifati.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bonifati: 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 Bonifati 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 41 inhabited census areas in Bonifati. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 44.7%
  • fair 55.3%

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 078019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.