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Fossato Serralta: 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: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Fossato Serralta.

Fossato Serralta, the Presila hills above Catanzaro

On the first heights of the Sila Piccola, in the Presila area of Catanzaro, Fossato Serralta stands more than seven hundred metres up, the village on a hillside with woods and farmland around it. Catanzaro, the regional capital, is the reference for work, the university, the hospital and offices, and is reached by car down towards the valley.

The altitude changes a lot compared with the coast. The climate is zone E, with cold winters and occasional snow, so heating, insulation and the roof matter for any house. The village has the essentials: Overture Maps records 3.65 school sites and 1.82 supermarkets per 1,000 residents. Houses are mostly masonry or reinforced concrete buildings on several levels, built to follow the slope.

There were 548 residents in 2023, 66 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 10.7%. The average age, 45.8, is in line with the province (46.1), and over-65s make up 22.8%. Households average 2.12 people and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is high, as in much of Calabria. In the province of Catanzaro 45 municipalities are in zone 1 and 35 in zone 2; Fossato Serralta is in zone 2, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is high, about 0.260 g. Before buying you need to know the building's construction date and structure, and have a surveyor check it.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality: the report finds the plot, measures the slope and checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Presila village above Catanzaro, more than seven hundred metres up.
  • Average age 45.8, over-65s at 22.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2 with high expected acceleration, about 0.260 g.
  • Buildings on slopes: check structure and landslide risk.

Overview

Fossato Serralta is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 548 residents, among the smallest in the province (72 of 80).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fossato Serralta 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 0.260 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fossato Serralta, 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 10.7%. 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 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fossato Serralta declared an average taxable income of 16,863 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fossato Serralta is in climate zone E, with 2,573 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 722 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fossato Serralta has 2 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 0.6 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 3.5% of the land in Fossato Serralta, compared with 6.6% 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 Fossato Serralta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fossato Serralta: 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 Fossato Serralta 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 6 inhabited census areas in Fossato Serralta. 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 079052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.