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Calopezzati: 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: Viale Luigi de Mundo 1, Calopezzati.

Calopezzati, a castle village and its Ionian seafront

Calopezzati has two sides. The old village stands on a hill with its castle, a few kilometres from the coast; lower down, along the SS106 Ionian coast road, the seafront district has grown up, with newer houses, beach clubs and businesses that work mainly in summer. This is the Ionian coast of the province of Cosenza, south of Corigliano-Rossano, the town people rely on for the hospital, secondary schools and shops.

The two parts of the municipality are bought in different ways. In the old village there are stone houses, often needing work, on narrow, sloping streets; by the sea there are flats and villas, many used for holidays. If you want a house by the sea, look carefully at the distance from the beach, the streams running down to the sea and the running costs.

There were 1,252 residents in 2023, down 3.2% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.4, against 46.1 in the province, and over-65s are 31.5%, more than the provincial 24.4%. Foreign residents are 10.0%. The data count 12 cafés and restaurants, 9.58 per 1,000 inhabitants against 5.71 in the province. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. The climate is mild, climate zone C.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 84 other municipalities around Cosenza, while 65 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.197 g. Ask for the year of construction, design and structural sign-off even for recent houses near the sea.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address, checking the official flood maps near the coast and the landslide maps in the hills.

Key points

  • Hilltop village with a castle and a seafront on the Ionian coast.
  • 12 cafés and restaurants for 1,252 residents.
  • Over-65s at 31.5%, against 24.4% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.197 g.

Overview

Calopezzati is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,252 residents, ranked 99 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calopezzati 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 Calopezzati, 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 3.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calopezzati declared an average taxable income of 15,540 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calopezzati is in climate zone C, with 1,137 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 217 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calopezzati has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.8 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more 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 4.6% of the land in Calopezzati, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Calopezzati, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Calopezzati: 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 Calopezzati 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 18 inhabited census areas in Calopezzati. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 48 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 53.0%
  • fair 47.0%

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 078021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.