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Cardeto: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, 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 Torrente Sant'Agata 1, Cardeto.

Cardeto, on the Aspromonte slopes above Reggio Calabria

Between 2011 and 2023 Cardeto lost 29.5% of its residents, who now number 1,285. That figure from Istat, the national statistics office, says a lot about this village in the hinterland of Reggio Calabria, built on the slopes of the Aspromonte massif. It is an elderly population, with an average age of 52.0, against 45.2 in the province. Over-65s are 34.5%, against 23.6% across the province.

Reggio, with its port, airport, hospitals and university, is reached by car along winding mountain roads. The climate zone is D and the centre lies at about 700 metres, so winters are colder than the coast suggests.

The housing on offer is mostly village houses, often on several levels and built into the hillside. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Before making an offer, visit the building with a surveyor: roofs, damp and systems left unused for years weigh on the final cost.

Earthquakes are the key issue. All 97 municipalities in the province of Reggio Calabria are in seismic zone 1, the highest class, and in Cardeto the expected ground acceleration is 0.268 g. The Strait area still remembers 1908: always ask for the year of construction, the type of structure and any documented upgrading work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel. On the slopes, gradient and landslide hazard change from plot to plot and are read on the official maps for each address.

Key points

  • Aspromonte village in the hinterland of Reggio Calabria.
  • Population down 29.5% since 2011.
  • All 97 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1.
  • Expected ground acceleration in the village: 0.268 g.

Overview

Cardeto is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,285 residents, ranked 60 of 97 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cardeto is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 97 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.268 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cardeto, 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 29.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (45). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cardeto declared an average taxable income of 15,728 euros, below the provincial average (19,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cardeto is in climate zone D, with 2,033 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 700 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cardeto has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 3.7% of the land in Cardeto, compared with 5.8% 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 Cardeto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cardeto: 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 Cardeto 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 46 inhabited census areas in Cardeto. 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 080022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.