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Gasperina: 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: Via Sandro Pertini 1, Gasperina.

Gasperina, a hill village above the Gulf of Squillace

Gasperina looks out over the Ionian Sea from the hills behind Soverato, on the Gulf of Squillace. The village sits at about 490 metres, with a perched old centre and olive groves running down to the coast, around a quarter of an hour away by car. For services, secondary schools and shops the reference is Soverato; for offices and the university, Catanzaro.

Like many hill villages on the Ionian side of Calabria, Gasperina has lost many residents. In 2023 there were 1,869 inhabitants, down 13.5% since 2011, or 291 fewer people. The average age is 49.1, above 46.1 in the province, over-65s are 29.8% and foreign residents 4.5%.

The market consists mainly of family houses in the centre, often on several floors and needing work, at low prices. Declared incomes are well below the average for the province of Catanzaro.

The province of Catanzaro has 45 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 35 in zone 2. Gasperina is in zone 2, but with a high expected acceleration of 0.221 g. Before buying an old masonry house, have a structural assessment done and ask what work has been carried out and under which permits.

The clay slopes running down to the Ionian deserve a careful look: the official landslide maps are read for the address. The report does this starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published for Gasperina.

Key points

  • Hills behind Soverato, overlooking the Gulf of Squillace.
  • Population down 13.5% since 2011, average age 49.1.
  • Seismic zone 2, high expected acceleration: 0.221 g.
  • Low-priced family houses, often needing work.

Overview

Gasperina is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,869 residents, ranked 38 of 80 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gasperina 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 0.221 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Gasperina, 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 13.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gasperina declared an average taxable income of 15,127 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gasperina is in climate zone D, with 1,687 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 489 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gasperina has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

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 12.4% of the land in Gasperina, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Gasperina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gasperina: 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 Gasperina 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 16 inhabited census areas in Gasperina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 32.4%
  • good 67.6%

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 079056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.