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Carfizzi: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Crotone, 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 Roma 1, Carfizzi.

Carfizzi, an Arbëreshë village in the Crotone hills

In Carfizzi some residents still speak Arbëresh, the language of the Albanian communities that settled in Calabria centuries ago. It is one of the Arbëreshë villages of the province of Crotone, in the inland hills between the Sila plateau and the Ionian coast, with its centre at around 510 metres.

The striking figure is the population. In 2023 there were 521 residents against 745 in 2011: 224 fewer, a drop of 30.1%. The average age is 55.1, against 44.3 in the province, and over-65s make up 42.8%, against 22.5% in the province. Foreign residents are 10.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For a buyer this means a small market of village houses, often inherited. Check the chain of inheritances with the notary (the public official who handles property sales) and have a surveyor look at the roofs, walls and systems. Climate zone D brings mild winters, but damp is noticeable in the hills. For services, secondary schools and the hospital, people head towards Crotone and the larger towns.

All 27 municipalities in the province of Crotone are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's national scale; in Carfizzi the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.191 g. For a masonry building, ask whether there has been structural work; for a reinforced concrete one, ask for the design and the official sign-off.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel, reading slope and landslide hazard on the official maps.

Key points

  • Arbëreshë village, Albanian-speaking, in Crotone province.
  • 224 fewer residents since 2011, down 30.1%.
  • All 27 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
  • Inherited houses: check inheritances with the notary.

Overview

Carfizzi is a municipality in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 521 residents, among the smallest in the province (27 of 27).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carfizzi is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.191 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Carfizzi, 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 30.1%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (44). 43% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carfizzi declared an average taxable income of 13,178 euros, below the provincial average (17,765 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carfizzi is in climate zone D, with 1,827 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 512 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carfizzi has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 2.6% of the land in Carfizzi, compared with 3.8% 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 Carfizzi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carfizzi: 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 Carfizzi 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 Carfizzi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.8%
  • good 99.2%

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 101003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.