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Celico: 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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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, Celico.

Celico, the Presila above Cosenza on the road to the Sila

On the road that climbs from Cosenza towards the Sila plateau, Celico is one of the villages of the Presila, the band of hills and mountains that forms a step between the Crati valley and the Sila. The centre lies at around seven hundred metres, with houses built against the slope and steep lanes. This is where Joachim of Fiore, the twelfth-century abbot and theologian mentioned by Dante in the Paradiso, was born.

Being close to Cosenza and the Rende urban area, home to the university, means many residents work in town and commute by car. Buyers should tell apart the historic centre, with old buildings and narrow access, from the newer houses spread along the roads. The climate is zone E: winters are cold and insulation matters.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,517 residents, down 12.7% since 2011. The average age is 45.7, slightly below 46.1 for the province of Cosenza, and 23.4% of residents are over 65, against 24.4% in the province. Foreign nationals make up 6.4%.

Calabria is one of the most earthquake-prone regions in Italy. Celico is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification, like 64 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.276 g. In a masonry house in the old centre it is essential to know whether any strengthening work has been done, and to ask for the technical documents.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps are published, and the report traces the address back to the land parcel. On the slopes, the official landslide maps are checked plot by plot.

Key points

  • Presila village on the road between Cosenza and the Sila
  • Birthplace of Joachim of Fiore
  • 2,517 residents, down 12.7% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.276 g

Overview

Celico is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,517 residents, ranked 62 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Celico 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 0.276 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Celico, 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 12.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Celico declared an average taxable income of 17,022 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Celico is in climate zone E, with 2,291 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 750 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Celico has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 2.1% of the land in Celico, 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

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Celico. 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 Celico: 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 Celico 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 41 inhabited census areas in Celico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.2%
  • fair 95.8%

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 078034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.