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Ciminà: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, 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: Rione Cacia 1, Ciminà.

Ciminà, between the Aspromonte and the Ionian coast

Ciminà lies inland from the Ionian coast of the province of Reggio Calabria, in the hills that climb towards the Aspromonte massif. The centre stands at around 310 metres and the climate is the mild one of the South: climate zone C, short winters, hot summers. The sea and the coastal towns, where more services are found, are a drive down the hill.

The first issue for a buyer is earthquakes. The whole province of Reggio Calabria is in seismic zone 1, the highest class on the national scale set by the Civil Protection department: all 97 municipalities are, Ciminà included, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area here is about 0.219 g. For any house, ask for the year of construction, the structural design and the official sign-off; for an old masonry building, get a survey before making an offer.

The second issue is the ground. On steep hills like these, landslides and subsidence depend on the exact position: the report finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's maps, published for Ciminà too, and compares it with the official hazard maps.

In 2023 there were 522 residents, down 12.3% on the 595 of 2011. The average age is 47.9 against 45.2 in the province, over-65s make up 30.3% (23.6% in the province) and foreign residents 3.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

With a climate zone C winter, heating weighs little on household bills. What matters more is protecting roofs, terraces and walls from the heavy autumn and winter rain, which leaves damp and leaks in older buildings.

Key points

  • Hills between the Ionian coast and the Aspromonte, mild climate.
  • All 97 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1.
  • Expected acceleration about 0.219 g: ask for design and sign-off.
  • Population down 12.3% since 2011.

Overview

Ciminà is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 522 residents, ranked 84 of 97 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ciminà is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 97 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.219 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ciminà, 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 12.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ciminà declared an average taxable income of 13,508 euros, below the provincial average (19,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ciminà is in climate zone C, with 1,137 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 313 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ciminà has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 1.6% of the land in Ciminà, compared with 5.8% 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 no contaminated sites in Ciminà.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ciminà: 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 Ciminà 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 12 inhabited census areas in Ciminà. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 080026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.