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Cerenzia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Crotone, 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 Nazionale 1, Cerenzia.

Cerenzia, a hill village inland from Crotone

The province of Crotone is best known for its coast, but Cerenzia faces the other way. The village lies inland, at around 650 metres, on the hills that rise towards the Sila plateau. Around it are olive groves, arable fields and pasture, and for the hospital and public offices people drive to the larger towns.

Homes for sale are mostly village houses on two or three floors, with load-bearing walls in stone or brick, plus some rural houses out in the countryside. Cerenzia is in climate zone E, so winters are cold and heating is a real cost. Average declared income here is slightly above that of the province.

In 2023 there were 1,031 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 15.1% from 1,215 in 2011. The average age is 49.4, higher than the 44.3 of the province, and over-65s make up 29.8% of residents against 22.5% across the province. Foreign residents account for 2.2%.

All 27 municipalities in the province of Crotone are in seismic zone 2. For Cerenzia the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.213 g. If you are buying a building put up before the latest earthquake codes, ask for the original plans, the structural sign-off if there is one and a list of any work done on the structure.

Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available here too. The report links the address to its land parcel and, for that spot, checks the official landslide and flood maps and the slope of the ground. On hills like these, those checks need to be made house by house.

Key points

  • Hill village towards the Sila, inland in the province of Crotone.
  • Population down 15.1% since 2011, over-65s at 29.8%.
  • All 27 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
  • Cold winters: climate zone E.

Overview

Cerenzia is a municipality in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,031 residents, ranked 21 of 27 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cerenzia is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.213 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cerenzia, 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 15.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (44). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cerenzia declared an average taxable income of 18,900 euros, above the provincial average (17,765 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cerenzia is in climate zone E, with 2,123 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 664 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cerenzia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.0% of the land in Cerenzia, compared with 3.8% 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 Cerenzia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cerenzia: 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 Cerenzia 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 9 inhabited census areas in Cerenzia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.0%
  • good 98.0%

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 101006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.