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Feroleto della Chiesa: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, 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, Feroleto della Chiesa.

Feroleto della Chiesa, olive groves on the Gioia Tauro plain

Dense olive groves, some with very tall, old trees, surround Feroleto della Chiesa, a village inland on the Gioia Tauro plain, on the Tyrrhenian side of the province of Reggio Calabria. The village stands on a low rise at the edge of the plain, with the hills of the Serre behind it. For work and services people go to the larger towns of the plain, such as Gioia Tauro and Rosarno, while Reggio is further away.

Earthquakes are part of the history of the whole plain, devastated in 1783, and they remain the main issue for buyers. All 97 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 1, and in Feroleto the expected ground acceleration is about 0.268 g. The advice is simple: before signing, have an engineer or surveyor see the building and ask for the design, the structural sign-off and the work done over the years.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,518 residents in 2023, down 14.3% since 2011. The average age is 48.3 against 45.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 28.5% against 23.6%. Foreign residents account for 2.9%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The market includes houses in the centre, often on two or three floors, and homes scattered among the olive groves. For the latter, check access, utility connections and that the buildings have proper permits. The climate is mild, in Italian climate zone C.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address to its land parcel. Flood hazard near the streams running down to the plain is read for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Olive groves of the Gioia Tauro plain, Tyrrhenian side.
  • All 97 municipalities in the province: zone 1.
  • Expected acceleration about 0.268 g: ask for design and sign-off.
  • Population down 14.3% since 2011.

Overview

Feroleto della Chiesa is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,518 residents, ranked 55 of 97 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Feroleto della Chiesa is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 97 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.268 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Feroleto della Chiesa, 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 14.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Feroleto della Chiesa declared an average taxable income of 14,334 euros, below the provincial average (19,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Feroleto della Chiesa is in climate zone C, with 1,015 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 159 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Feroleto della Chiesa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 2.0 schools per 1,000 residents, more 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 8.8% of the land in Feroleto della Chiesa, compared with 5.8% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Feroleto della Chiesa.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Feroleto della Chiesa: 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 Feroleto della Chiesa 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 12 inhabited census areas in Feroleto della Chiesa. 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 080032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.