Cassano all'Ionio: 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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Cassano all'Ionio, from the Pollino foothills to the Sibari plain
Cassano all'Ionio brings together two very different places. The old town climbs the first slopes of the Pollino massif at around 250 metres, with thermal baths and the Sant'Angelo caves nearby; the land then drops into the Sibari plain and runs down to the Ionian Sea. Down there are the village of Sibari, with the archaeological park of the ancient Greek city, and coastal resorts such as Laghi di Sibari, built around navigable canals.
Farming on the plain is intensive: clementines and other citrus fruit, olives and vegetables. Sibari has a railway station on the Ionian coast line, with trains to Cosenza as well. Buyers choose between the hill town, with old houses, steep lanes and services close together, and the plain or the coast, mostly recent houses, small villas and summer homes. The two areas are many kilometres apart, and the report measures the distance from each address to schools and pharmacies.
In 2023 there were 16,432 residents, down 4.9% on 2011. The population is younger than the province of Cosenza: estimated average age 44.7 against 46.1, over-65s at 21.8% against 24.4%. Foreign residents are 8.8%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial figure.
The province of Cosenza has a high earthquake hazard. In the national classification by the Civil Protection department, 65 municipalities are in zone 1, the highest, and 85 in zone 2, Cassano among them. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area here is about 0.209 g, a high value. Before buying any house, old or new, ask for the design date, the structural approval certificate and any surveys.
The Crati and Coscile rivers cross the plain, and in recent years a Crati flood covered the Sibari archaeological site. Flood hazard should be checked for the address, as should landslide hazard on the slopes of the upper town; the report reads both on the official maps and finds the plot on the land registry maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).
Key points
- Hill town below the Pollino, the Sibari plain and the Ionian coast.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.209 g.
- 16,432 residents, down 4.9% since 2011.
- Crati and Coscile rivers: check flooding on the plain.
Overview
Cassano all'Ionio is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 16,432 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 150).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cassano all'Ionio 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 0.209 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Cassano all'Ionio, 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 4.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cassano all'Ionio declared an average taxable income of 14,385 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cassano all'Ionio is in climate zone C, with 1,309 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 250 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cassano all'Ionio has 22 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 6.4% of the land in Cassano all'Ionio, compared with 4.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 31.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cassano all'Ionio, and 3 more have 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 Cassano all'Ionio: 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 Cassano all'Ionio 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 120 inhabited census areas in Cassano all'Ionio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.3%
- fair 46.9%
- good 48.7%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 078029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.