Lattarico: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Cosenza, Calabria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Lattarico, the hills above the Crati valley
Lattarico stretches across the hills that run down to the Crati valley north of Cosenza, with a main village on the hillside and several hamlets scattered among olive groves, fields and woods. The A2 motorway runs along the valley floor, giving quick access to Cosenza, Rende and the University of Calabria, and northwards towards the Sibari plain and Basilicata. It is a farming and residential municipality where many people work in the Cosenza urban area.
For buyers, the differences between hamlets matter: some are close to the valley floor and the main roads, others higher up and reached by winding provincial roads. The stock is mostly single-family houses, often built or extended over several floors in recent decades, with few old houses in the historic cores. It is worth checking that the building matches the land registry plans and the building permits. Average declared incomes are below the provincial level.
In 2023 there were 3,728 residents, down 8.1% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 45.6 is close to the 46.1 of the province of Cosenza, and over-65s make up 22.7%. Foreign residents account for 2.4%.
The Crati valley is seismically active. Lattarico is in zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department (the national emergency agency), like 64 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.259 g. Before buying, especially a house built in stages or without seismic design, have an engineer check the structure. Climate zone D brings moderate winters.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps. The hills are clay and sand, with streams running down to the Crati, so gradient, landslides and flooding are checked for the address.
Key points
- Hills above the Crati valley, north of Cosenza.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.259 g.
- 3,728 residents in 2023, down 8.1% since 2011.
- Hamlets differ in height and access: choose carefully.
Overview
Lattarico is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,728 residents, ranked 40 of 150 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lattarico is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 65 of 150 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.259 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Lattarico, 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 8.1%. 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 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lattarico declared an average taxable income of 15,765 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Lattarico is in climate zone D, with 1,644 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 406 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lattarico has 9 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.6% of the land in Lattarico, compared with 4.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.
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 Lattarico.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lattarico: 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 Lattarico 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 35 inhabited census areas in Lattarico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 27.8%
- fair 72.2%
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 078066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.