Francavilla Angitola: 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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Francavilla Angitola, above the Angitola lake and the gulf
Francavilla Angitola looks down over the Angitola plain, with the reservoir of the same name and, further off, the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia. It is a village in the province of Vibo Valentia, on the first hills inland, with Pizzo and the Tyrrhenian coast a short drive away.
The old centre has masonry houses on narrow, sloping streets; around the village and in the lower part of the territory there are newer buildings, country houses and farmland. Lamezia Terme, with the airport and the area's main railway station, and Vibo Valentia are the towns people rely on. The climate zone is C. Average incomes are lower than in the province.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,810 residents in 2023, 8.4% fewer than at the 2011 census. The average age is 48.2, above the provincial 45.5, and over-65s make up 28.2% against 24.0% across the province. Foreign residents account for 5.4%.
All 50 municipalities in the province of Vibo Valentia are in seismic zone 1, the highest class, and in Francavilla the expected acceleration in the built-up area is 0.269 g. Central Calabria has a long history of strong earthquakes: before buying a masonry house or a seventies concrete building, get a structural survey, and for renovated houses ask for the paperwork on any seismic work.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report traces the address back to the land parcel and reads the slope and the official landslide and flood maps.
Key points
- Hill village above the Angitola lake, near Pizzo.
- All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1.
- Expected acceleration 0.269 g: a structural survey is advisable.
- Population down 8.4% since 2011.
Overview
Francavilla Angitola is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,810 residents, ranked 26 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Francavilla Angitola 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 0.269 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Francavilla Angitola, 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 8.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Francavilla Angitola declared an average taxable income of 16,135 euros, below the provincial average (17,878 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Francavilla Angitola is in climate zone C, with 1,269 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 290 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Francavilla Angitola 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 6.2% of the land in Francavilla Angitola, 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 low. 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 Francavilla Angitola.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Francavilla Angitola: 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 Francavilla Angitola 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 43 inhabited census areas in Francavilla Angitola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.7%
- fair 96.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 102014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.