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Centrache: 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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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 Indipendenza 1, Centrache.

Centrache, inland from the Gulf of Squillace

Centrache is a small village in central Calabria, in the hills rising inland from the Gulf of Squillace, south of Catanzaro. It stands at around four hundred and fifty metres, with a compact centre surrounded by olive groves and scrub. The Ionian Sea is a short drive away, while for hospitals, offices and secondary schools people look to Catanzaro.

Earthquakes are the first issue for a buyer. The municipality is in seismic zone 1, the highest on the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department, like 44 other municipalities in the province of Catanzaro, while 35 are in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.236 g, a high value. Before making an offer on a masonry house you need a surveyor to assess the structure and a clear idea of strengthening costs.

Houses in the village are partly old, partly built in the second half of the twentieth century. Roofs and floors, damp, and whether extensions and added storeys are properly authorised all matter, so check them against the town hall records. On the slopes and near the streams running towards the coast, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps at the exact address.

In 2023 there were 350 residents, 65 fewer than the 415 of 2011, a fall of 15.7% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 49.2 against 46.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 31.7%. Foreign residents are 6.0%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Centrache, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village above the Gulf of Squillace, south of Catanzaro.
  • Seismic zone 1, high expected acceleration: 0.236 g.
  • Extensions and added storeys: check the town hall records.
  • 350 residents, down 15.7% since 2011.

Overview

Centrache is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 350 residents, among the smallest in the province (80 of 80).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Centrache 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 0.236 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Centrache, 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 15.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Centrache declared an average taxable income of 13,066 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Centrache is in climate zone D, with 1,622 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 458 metres above sea level.

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 5.6% of the land in Centrache, compared with 6.6% 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 medium. 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 Centrache.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Centrache: 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 Centrache 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 3 inhabited census areas in Centrache. 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 079025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.