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Malvito: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Contrada Piana 1, Malvito.

Malvito, a hill village above the Esaro valley

Malvito is a hill village in the northern part of the province of Cosenza, overlooking the Esaro valley, between the Sibari plain to the east and the coastal mountain range to the west. The old centre sits high up, with stone houses and steep streets, while lower down the countryside is olive groves, arable fields and scattered houses. Cosenza and the main services are reached by car.

For buyers, village houses are often large and on several levels, with stone walls and roofs that need checking. Before buying, arrange a viewing with a surveyor, because the state of the structure, planning compliance and the heating and electrics make the difference to the final cost of works. In the countryside, access roads, water supply and drainage matter.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,617 residents in 2023, down 13.4% from 1,867 in 2011. The average age is 47.4 against 46.1 for the province; over-65s make up 24.8% and foreign residents 2.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Northern Calabria has high seismic hazard: in the province of Cosenza 65 municipalities are in zone 1 and 85 in zone 2. Malvito is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.238 g. For an older masonry house, the question to ask is whether strengthening work has been done, and when.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. On slopes and near streams, landslide and flood exposure is read for the individual address on the official maps.

Key points

  • Hill village above the Esaro valley, north of Cosenza.
  • Stone houses on several levels, to check with a surveyor.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration of 0.238 g.
  • Residents down 13.4% since 2011.

Overview

Malvito is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,617 residents, ranked 88 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Malvito is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (85 of 150) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.238 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Malvito, 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 13.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Malvito declared an average taxable income of 14,474 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Malvito is in climate zone D, with 1,821 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 449 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Malvito has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

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 3.3% of the land in Malvito, compared with 4.4% 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 Malvito.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Malvito: 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 Malvito 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 12 inhabited census areas in Malvito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 078073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.