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Curinga: 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 Nazionale 1, Curinga.

Curinga, from the hills to the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia

Curinga's territory runs from the hills down to the sea on the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia, on the Tyrrhenian side of the province of Catanzaro. The old town stands on a hill at almost four hundred metres, while towards the coast lie the village of Acconia and a flat strip of fields, scattered houses and summer homes. Lamezia Terme, with its airport, railway station and motorway, is a short distance away.

Buyers have to choose between quite different settings. On the hill there are masonry houses in the old centre, often needing renovation, sloping streets and village services; on the plain and near the sea, newer buildings, many of them second homes. 33 services are mapped in the municipality, and for the hospital and secondary schools people go to Lamezia.

There were 6,454 residents in 2023, down 3.8% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.1, slightly below the provincial 46.1; households have 2.51 members on average and foreign residents make up 7.4%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Sant'Eufemia plain has a heavy seismic history, and structural checks here are not a detail. Curinga is in seismic zone 1 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, where 1 is the highest, like 45 municipalities in the province of Catanzaro, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.269 g, a high value. Before signing, ask for structural reports, the design year and details of any work carried out.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, and the report identifies the land parcel. On the hillsides the concern is landslides, on the plain and the coast flooding; both are checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • From the hill town to Acconia and the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.269 g.
  • 6,454 residents, down 3.8% since 2011.
  • Lamezia Terme nearby for the airport, station and hospital.

Overview

Curinga is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 6,454 residents, among the most populous in the province (6 of 80).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Curinga 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 0.269 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Curinga, 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 3.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Curinga declared an average taxable income of 16,602 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Curinga is in climate zone D, with 1,502 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 380 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Curinga has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 7.0% of the land in Curinga, 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 Curinga.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Curinga: 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 Curinga 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 60 inhabited census areas in Curinga. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.3%
  • fair 97.7%

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 079039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.