Gizzeria: 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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Gizzeria, a hill village and its Lido on the gulf
Gizzeria runs from the hills to the sea. The old village stands at over 600 metres, on high ground overlooking the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia; lower down, on the Tyrrhenian coast, is Gizzeria Lido, which has grown in recent decades with holiday homes, apartment complexes and houses lived in all year round. A few kilometres of road separate two very different places, in climate, services and types of housing.
The municipality borders Lamezia Terme, and that matters: Lamezia international airport, Lamezia Terme Centrale railway station and the A2 motorway are a few minutes from the Lido. The beach is well known among kitesurfers and windsurfers for the steady wind in the gulf. If you buy by the sea, expect holiday homes to be empty in winter and check that the property complies with planning rules, including any amnesty applications (condono); in the village you find older houses, often on steep streets.
In 2023 there were 5,245 residents, 723 more than in 2011, an increase of 16.0%. The average age is 42.3, against 46.1 for the province of Catanzaro, and over-65s make up 19.7%. Foreign residents account for 15.9% and average declared incomes are below the provincial average. The data count 35 bars and restaurants, 6.67 per 1,000 residents against 5.13 in the province.
Earthquakes are the risk to take most seriously. Gizzeria is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the national classification set by the Civil Protection Department, like 45 of the 80 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.252 g. For any purchase, on the coast or in the village, ask for the structural design, the test certificate and the year of construction, and have an engineer assess whether work is needed.
Along the coast and near the streams running down to the sea, the report checks the official flood maps for the address, and the landslide maps on the slopes. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.
Key points
- Hill village plus Gizzeria Lido on the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia.
- Population up 16.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.252 g.
- Lamezia airport and the A2 motorway minutes from the Lido.
Overview
Gizzeria is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 5,245 residents, ranked 10 of 80 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gizzeria is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (45 of 80) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.252 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Gizzeria, 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 grown by 16.0%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gizzeria declared an average taxable income of 16,657 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Gizzeria is in climate zone D, with 2,037 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 630 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gizzeria has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets and 5 sports facilities.
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 7.8% of the land in Gizzeria, 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 open contaminated sites in Gizzeria; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gizzeria: 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 Gizzeria 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 46 inhabited census areas in Gizzeria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.
Residents by band
- poor 1.6%
- modest 28.1%
- fair 70.4%
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 079060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.