Castiglione Cosentino: 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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Castiglione Cosentino, in the hills north of Cosenza
Castiglione Cosentino is a hill town overlooking the Crati valley, just north of Cosenza. The old centre sits high up, its houses packed along steep lanes, while newer building spreads down towards the valley floor, where the roads run into the city and towards the Rende urban area. Many residents work or study in the wider Cosenza area and come back here in the evening.
The first choice for a buyer is between the two halves of the town. Up top you find stone houses, often old and in need of work, with little room for a car. Lower down there are small blocks of flats and detached houses with gardens, easier for daily commuting. On the slopes the gradient of the plot matters, and the report measures it at the address, along with the official landslide and flood maps.
Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counts 2,688 residents in 2023, down 9.7% since 2011. Even so, the population is younger than the province as a whole: an average age of 44.5 against 46.1, with over-65s at 21.7% against 24.4%. Foreign residents make up 8.5%.
Earthquakes are the point to dwell on. Castiglione is in seismic zone 1, the highest, like 64 other municipalities around Cosenza, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.274 g. Before buying, ask for the year of construction, the type of structure and any strengthening work carried out. For a stone house in the old centre, budget for a survey by an engineer.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report links the address to its land parcel.
Key points
- Hillside over the Crati valley, close to Cosenza and Rende
- Average age 44.5, younger than the province
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.274 g
- 2,688 residents, down 9.7% since 2011
Overview
Castiglione Cosentino is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,688 residents, ranked 55 of 150 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castiglione Cosentino is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 65 of 150 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
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 Castiglione Cosentino, 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 9.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castiglione Cosentino declared an average taxable income of 17,873 euros, in line with the province (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castiglione Cosentino is in climate zone D, with 1,588 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 400 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castiglione Cosentino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 8.4% of the land in Castiglione Cosentino, compared with 4.4% 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 Castiglione Cosentino.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castiglione Cosentino: 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 Castiglione Cosentino 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 28 inhabited census areas in Castiglione Cosentino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 17.8%
- fair 82.2%
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
- 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 078030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.