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Figline Vegliaturo: 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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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 Roma 7, Figline Vegliaturo.

Figline Vegliaturo, the Presila hills close to Cosenza

Among the small municipalities of the province of Cosenza, Figline Vegliaturo stands apart from the inland villages that are emptying out. It sits in the Presila, the wooded uplands that climb from Cosenza towards the Sila mountains, at around 700 metres, and being close to the city shapes everything: many residents work or study in Cosenza and its urban area and come back here to live.

The village has an old centre surrounded by newer residential areas with small villas and low-rise blocks; for a small municipality, a sizeable share of the land is built up. Buyers often want a house with a garden within easy reach of the city, with cooler hill air in summer. The climate zone is E, so winters are cold. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

The population is stable and fairly young: 1,106 residents in 2023, up 0.8% on 2011, an average age of 45.1 against 46.1 for the province, and over-65s at 22.2%. Foreign nationals make up 4.0%.

The sensitive point is earthquakes. Figline Vegliaturo is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, like 64 other municipalities in the province of Cosenza, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.275 g. Even for recent villas, ask for the structural design and the date of the building permit, because seismic rules have changed several times.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On hilly ground, slope and landslide hazard are checked for the individual address on the official maps.

Key points

  • Presila, on the uplands above Cosenza.
  • Residents up 0.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.275 g.
  • Incomes above the provincial average, over-65s at 22.2%.

Overview

Figline Vegliaturo is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,106 residents, ranked 111 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Figline Vegliaturo is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 65 of 150 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.275 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Figline Vegliaturo, 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 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Figline Vegliaturo declared an average taxable income of 20,104 euros, above the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Figline Vegliaturo is in climate zone E, with 2,201 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 705 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Figline Vegliaturo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 17.8% of the land in Figline Vegliaturo, compared with 4.4% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Figline Vegliaturo, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Figline Vegliaturo: 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 Figline Vegliaturo 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 10 inhabited census areas in Figline Vegliaturo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.1%
  • fair 90.9%

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 078053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.