Corigliano-Rossano: 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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Corigliano-Rossano, two old towns above the Sibari plain
Corigliano-Rossano is a new municipality, created in 2018 by merging Corigliano Calabro and Rossano, two neighbouring towns on Calabria's Ionian coast that look over the Sibari plain with the Sila mountains behind. The merger made it the most populous municipality in the province of Cosenza, ahead of Cosenza itself.
Within one boundary there are very different places. Both old towns sit on hills: Rossano with the Codex Purpureus, a sixth-century illuminated gospel, the Byzantine church of San Marco and its liquorice tradition, and Corigliano with its ducal castle. Down below, along the SS106 coast road and the Ionian railway, the lower districts known as scali have grown up, and on the sea is Schiavonea with its fishing harbour. All around, the plain is planted with citrus groves and olives.
What you buy depends heavily on where. A house in the old towns offers stone and views, but also narrow lanes, steps and awkward parking; in the scali and on the coast there are newer blocks and villas, some first built as summer homes. Pharmacies are few for the population: 0.13 per 1,000 residents against 0.40 across the province.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 74,268 residents in 2023, down 0.8% on 2011, adding together the two former municipalities. The average age is 43.0, lower than the province (46.1), and foreign residents make up 9.0%.
Earthquake hazard is high. In the province 65 municipalities are in zone 1, the most hazardous, and 85 in zone 2; Corigliano-Rossano is in seismic zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.222 g. Before signing, ask for the design date, any structural surveys and details of strengthening work. Below the hill towns and along the streams coming down from the Sila, landslide and flood hazard are checked for the individual address.
Key points
- Created in 2018 by merging Corigliano Calabro and Rossano.
- 74,268 residents, average age 43.0.
- Pharmacies: 0.13 per 1,000 residents, below the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.222 g.
Overview
Corigliano-Rossano is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 74,268 residents, the most populous municipality in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corigliano-Rossano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (85 of 150) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.222 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Corigliano-Rossano, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corigliano-Rossano declared an average taxable income of 16,392 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Corigliano-Rossano is in climate zone C, with 1,146 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 270 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corigliano-Rossano has 88 schools and 10 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 45 grocery shops and supermarkets, 45 healthcare facilities, 45 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.
There are 0.1 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).
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 8.0% of the land in Corigliano-Rossano, compared with 4.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Corigliano-Rossano. 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 Corigliano-Rossano: 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 Corigliano-Rossano 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 653 inhabited census areas in Corigliano-Rossano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- poor 0.2%
- modest 6.6%
- fair 53.1%
- good 40.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 078157. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.