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Carlopoli: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Roma 1, Carlopoli.

Carlopoli, Monte Reventino and the abbey of Corazzo

Carlopoli lies above nine hundred metres, in the Monte Reventino area on the southern edge of the Sila Piccola, far from the climate of the Calabrian coast. Winters are cold and the climate zone is E, the same as many mountain villages in the north of Italy. In the hamlet of Castagna stand the remains of the Cistercian abbey of Santa Maria di Corazzo, one of the area's historic sites.

For work, the hospital and transport links, the references are Lamezia Terme, with its airport and railway station, and Catanzaro, the provincial capital, both reached by car on mountain roads. Whether you want a cool summer home or are thinking of a return to the family village, check insulation, the type of heating and the state of the roof, which takes rain and snow in winter.

Residents have dropped to 1,335 in 2023, 17.7% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.5 (46.1 in the province of Catanzaro), over-65s are 30.0% and foreign residents 3.6%. Average incomes are below the provincial average.

Carlopoli is in seismic zone 1, like 44 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.274 g, among the higher values in the classification. Have an old masonry house checked by an engineer before signing; if you plan a renovation, look into the tax incentives for seismic improvement.

For the address, the report checks the official landslide maps and flood maps along the streams, the gradient and the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Reventino mountain village, with the abbey of Corazzo at Castagna.
  • 1,335 residents, down 17.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.274 g.
  • Climate zone E: cold winters, check insulation.

Overview

Carlopoli is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,335 residents, ranked 54 of 80 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carlopoli is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (45 of 80) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.274 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Carlopoli, 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 17.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carlopoli declared an average taxable income of 16,924 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carlopoli is in climate zone E, with 2,689 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 924 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carlopoli has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 5.3% of the land in Carlopoli, compared with 6.6% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Carlopoli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carlopoli: 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 Carlopoli 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 8 inhabited census areas in Carlopoli. 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 079020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.