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Jacurso: 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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Jacurso, a hill village where Calabria narrows

In the province of Catanzaro, Calabria narrows and the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas come close together. Jacurso sits in the hills of this strip, at around 440 metres, among farmland and woods. For work, secondary schools, the hospital and transport links, people look to the larger towns of the province, such as Lamezia Terme and Catanzaro.

The village has emptied considerably. In 2023 there were 528 residents against 623 in 2011: 95 fewer, or 15.2%. The average age is 51.3, well above the provincial 46.1, and over-65s make up 33.0% (24.6% in the province). Foreign residents are 4.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For buyers, the market consists of village houses, often on two or three levels, and a few country houses. Climate zone D means mild but damp winters in the hills: walls, windows and roof are the first things to check.

The most important factor is earthquakes. Jacurso is in seismic zone 1, the highest on the national scale set by the Civil Protection department, together with 44 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.267 g. For a masonry house, ask whether structural work has been done and what paperwork exists; for a reinforced concrete building, ask for the design year and the structural sign-off.

The report uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, which are published for Jacurso, to reach the land parcel from the address, and reads slope and landslide hazard for the plot on the official maps.

Key points

  • Catanzaro hills, where the two seas are close.
  • 95 fewer residents since 2011, down 15.2%.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.267 g.
  • Structure and sign-off to be checked for each building.

Overview

Jacurso is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 528 residents, among the smallest in the province (73 of 80).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Jacurso 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 0.267 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Jacurso, 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 15.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Jacurso declared an average taxable income of 16,491 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Jacurso is in climate zone D, with 1,680 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 441 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Jacurso has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 2.8% of the land in Jacurso, 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 Jacurso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Jacurso: 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 Jacurso 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 Jacurso. 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 079065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.