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Capistrano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, 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: Corso Dante Alighieri 1, Capistrano.

Capistrano, the hilly interior of Vibo Valentia

On the high ground inland from Vibo Valentia, rising towards the Serre mountains, Capistrano sits in the hills at around 350 metres. Around it are olive groves, woods and gullies, and the Tyrrhenian coast is a drive down the valley.

For offices, the hospital and secondary schools people go to Vibo Valentia; for everything else they rely on nearby villages. Whatever brings you here, it is worth checking the distance to services, which the report measures from the exact location of the house.

In 2023 there were 954 residents, down 13.0% on 2011. The average age is 48.5, against 45.5 in the province, and over-65s make up 28.7%. Foreign residents are few, 0.7%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the first risk to consider. All 50 municipalities in the province of Vibo Valentia are in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, and the expected ground acceleration here is 0.263 g. For an old masonry house ask what work has been done; for a newer one, the filed structural design and the sign-off.

Among slopes and streams the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address and measures the gradient of the ground. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published, so the street address leads to the land parcel, olive groves and plots included.

Key points

  • Hill village in the interior of Vibo Valentia.
  • All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1.
  • Population down 13.0% since 2011.
  • Ask for design and sign-off even for newer houses.

Overview

Capistrano is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 954 residents, ranked 42 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capistrano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 50 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.263 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Capistrano, 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 13.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capistrano declared an average taxable income of 16,891 euros, below the provincial average (17,878 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capistrano is in climate zone C, with 1,399 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 352 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capistrano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 2.9% of the land in Capistrano, compared with 5.9% 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 medium. 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 Capistrano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capistrano: 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 Capistrano 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 6 inhabited census areas in Capistrano. 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 102005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.