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Davoli: 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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For example: Viale Cassiodoro 1, Davoli.

Davoli, the hill village and the marina on the Gulf of Squillace

Like many municipalities on Calabria's Ionian coast, Davoli is really two places. The old village is up in the hills, at around four hundred metres, with houses packed along sloping streets. Davoli Marina is on the Gulf of Squillace, just south of Soverato, strung out along the coast road and the railway that run parallel to the beach. Over recent decades life has shifted steadily towards the sea.

The marina has apartment blocks, small villas and flats used as summer holiday homes, with the shops and services of Soverato a short drive away. Prices are lower up in the village, but the houses are old and often need major work, which should be costed before you make an offer. Between the hills and the coast run the fiumare, stony streams that are dry for most of the year and can fill within hours in heavy rain: for a house near a stream bed, the report checks the official flood maps.

Unlike many inland villages in Calabria, Davoli is growing. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,657 residents, up 4.6% on 2011. The estimated average age is 45.5, a little below the province (46.1), over-65s make up 23.2% and foreign nationals 7.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

There is no low seismic risk anywhere in the province of Catanzaro: 45 municipalities are in zone 1 and 35 in zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification. Davoli is in zone 2, with an expected acceleration of about 0.198 g, a high value. Many buildings at the marina went up during the boom years of the seaside resorts: before buying, check the planning permissions, any amnesty applications (condoni) and the structural paperwork, and for an older building in the village have the walls and floors assessed.

Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published, and the report reaches the land parcel from the address, both in the village and at the marina.

Key points

  • Old hill village plus Davoli Marina on the Gulf of Squillace.
  • Population up 4.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.198 g.
  • At the marina, check planning permissions and amnesties before buying.

Overview

Davoli is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 5,657 residents, among the most populous in the province (8 of 80).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Davoli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 35 of 80 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.198 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Davoli, 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 grown by 4.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Davoli declared an average taxable income of 17,580 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Davoli is in climate zone D, with 1,591 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 401 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Davoli has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.7 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.3).

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 10.1% of the land in Davoli, compared with 6.6% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

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 open contaminated sites in Davoli; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Davoli: 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 Davoli 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 42 inhabited census areas in Davoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 33.7%
  • good 66.3%

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 079042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.