Martirano: 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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Martirano, a hill village on Calabria's Tyrrhenian side
Martirano is an inland municipality in the province of Catanzaro, on the side that faces the Tyrrhenian Sea, a landscape of hills planted with olives, woods and roads winding down towards the coast. The village sits at around 400 metres, away from coastal traffic, and for work, the hospital, trains and the airport people look to the Lamezia plain.
The housing stock is mixed: masonry village houses, some in need of renovation, and newer homes on the edges of the village. For buyers, the state of the structure matters, as does access, often on a slope, and upkeep of roofs and façades. The climate is mild, climate zone D, with rainy winters.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 822 residents in 2023, down 12.3% on the 937 of 2011. The average age is 48.5, against 46.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.7%. Foreign residents account for 4.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Central Calabria has high seismic hazard, and Martirano is in zone 1 of the Civil Protection scale like 45 of the 80 municipalities in the province; expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.266 g. For a masonry house it is worth paying an engineer or surveyor to check the structure before you make an offer, and asking whether any strengthening work has been done.
On the hills, landslide hazard changes from one slope to the next, and along streams flood hazard should be checked too: the report verifies both on the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report finds the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Hill village inland on the Tyrrhenian side of the Catanzaro area.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.266 g.
- Residents down 12.3% since 2011.
- Masonry houses: have the structure checked before making an offer.
Overview
Martirano is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 822 residents, ranked 64 of 80 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Martirano 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 0.266 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Martirano, 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 12.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Martirano declared an average taxable income of 15,340 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Martirano is in climate zone D, with 1,549 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 381 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Martirano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.
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 4.1% of the land in Martirano, 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 open contaminated sites in Martirano; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Martirano: 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 Martirano 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 Martirano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.6%
- fair 96.4%
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 079073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.