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Fabrizia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Vittorio Veneto 1, Fabrizia.

Fabrizia, the village in the Serre forests

Fabrizia is a mountain village in the Serre, the wooded mountains of southern Calabria, at around 950 metres, surrounded by beech and fir forests that cover much of its land. The climate is mountain climate, zone E, with snow in winter and cool summers, very different from the coast. Vibo Valentia and the coast are reached by mountain roads, and for a hospital and secondary schools you should expect long journeys.

The village is compact, with masonry houses on several floors lining the streets. Buyers should look closely at the condition of the property, heating costs and winter access. Outside the centre there is farmland and forest, with scattered rural houses.

The population is falling sharply: 1,931 residents at the end of 2023, down 18.6% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age, 45.6, is however almost the same as the province of Vibo Valentia (45.5), and over-65s make up 24.2%. Foreign residents are very few, 0.4%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The key figure is seismic. Fabrizia is in zone 1, the highest hazard class, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.224 g. For a masonry house you need the year of construction, any work done and a structural check by an engineer before signing.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published. On the wooded slopes, the report shows the official landslide map areas for the address.

Key points

  • Mountain village of the Serre, around 950 metres, in the forests.
  • Climate zone E: budget for snow and heating.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest: get a check.
  • Population down 18.6% since 2011.

Overview

Fabrizia is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,931 residents, ranked 23 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fabrizia is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 50 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.224 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fabrizia, 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 18.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fabrizia declared an average taxable income of 13,303 euros, below the provincial average (17,878 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fabrizia is in climate zone E, with 2,738 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 947 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fabrizia has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies.

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 2.7% of the land in Fabrizia, compared with 5.9% 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 Fabrizia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fabrizia: 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 Fabrizia 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 28 inhabited census areas in Fabrizia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 102010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.