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Filogaso: 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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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: Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Filogaso.

Filogaso, the hills between Vibo Valentia and the gulf

Filogaso sits in the hills inland from Vibo Valentia, in olive-growing countryside that slopes down towards the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia. The provincial capital is close, so is the coast at Pizzo, and the A2 motorway passes nearby: for anyone working in Vibo or around Lamezia it is a practical location at a village pace.

The population is younger than the provincial average. The average age is 43.5 against 45.5 in the province, over-65s are 21.7% and households have 2.42 members on average. Residents, 1,332 in 2023, have fallen by 7.4% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office; foreign residents are few, 1.7%.

The climate is mild (climate zone C) and heating costs stay low. Houses range from old buildings in the centre to multi-storey homes built in recent decades: for the latter, check the certificate of habitability (agibilità) and planning compliance, including any extensions or floors added after the original design.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Vibo Valentia are in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous, and in Filogaso the expected ground acceleration is 0.268 g. Before buying, have an engineer check the structure and, for reinforced concrete buildings, ask for the design and the final inspection certificate (collaudo).

For the address, the report checks the official landslide maps and flood maps along the streams, and finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Hill village inland from Vibo Valentia, near the A2.
  • Average age 43.5, below the provincial 45.5.
  • Seismic zone 1, like all 50 in the province.
  • Recent houses: check habitability and planning compliance.

Overview

Filogaso is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,332 residents, ranked 34 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Filogaso 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 0.268 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Filogaso, 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 7.4%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Filogaso declared an average taxable income of 17,163 euros, in line with the province (17,878 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Filogaso is in climate zone C, with 1,343 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 283 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 3.1% of the land in Filogaso, 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 Filogaso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Filogaso: 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 Filogaso 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 Filogaso. 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 102013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.