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Cleto: 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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For example: Contrada Marina di Savuto 1, Cleto.

Cleto, a hill village and castle inland from Amantea

Until the nineteenth century the village was called Pietramala; today Cleto is a hill municipality on the Tyrrhenian side of the province of Cosenza, inland and south of Amantea, with the ruins of its castle high above the houses. The sea is a few kilometres away, and the SS18 road and the coastal railway run along the shore below the hill.

Houses in the centre are old stone buildings packed along uphill streets, while in recent decades most building has happened in the lower areas and near the main roads. The climate is mild (climate zone C). For a summer home, the advantage is being close to the sea without the crowding of the coastal resorts; if you want to live here all year, secondary schools, the hospital and offices are in the larger towns on the coast.

In 2023 there were 1,207 residents, 8.6% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.0, close to the 46.1 of the province of Cosenza; over-65s are 24.7% and foreign residents 6.5%. Declared incomes are clearly below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the main issue. Cleto is in seismic zone 1, the highest class in the national scheme run by the Civil Protection Department, together with 64 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.236 g. For a stone house or an older reinforced-concrete block, ask for the structural design and any upgrading work, and have a surveyor assess them before completion.

Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report reaches the land parcel from the address. On the slopes and along the streams, landslides and flooding are read on the official maps for the exact house.

Key points

  • Hill village above the Tyrrhenian coast, south of Amantea.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.236 g.
  • Population down 8.6% since 2011.
  • Sea close by, main services in the coastal towns.

Overview

Cleto is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,207 residents, ranked 102 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

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

For anyone buying in Cleto, 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 8.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cleto declared an average taxable income of 13,769 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cleto is in climate zone C, with 1,309 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 250 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cleto has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 3.5% of the land in Cleto, 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 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 Cleto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cleto: 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 Cleto 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 18 inhabited census areas in Cleto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 34.3%
  • fair 65.7%

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 078042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.