Martirano Lombardo: 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 Lombardo, hills above the Lamezia plain
From the plain of Lamezia Terme a road climbs through olive groves, woods and hairpin bends to Martirano Lombardo, a village in the inland hills of the province of Catanzaro, on the Tyrrhenian side. The town hall is at around 500 metres, with mild winters and hot summers.
The practical advantage of the location is Lamezia: its railway station and airport, which link Calabria to the rest of Italy, can be reached by car, as can the A2 motorway. Catanzaro, the provincial capital, is further and is reached across the plain.
The population is older and shrinking. In 2023 there were 948 residents, 219 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 18.8%. The average age is 52.4 against 46.1 in the province, and over-65s are 34.4% against 24.6%. Foreign residents are few, 0.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Earthquakes come before everything else. Martirano Lombardo is in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, like 44 other municipalities in the province of Catanzaro, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.264 g. For an old house ask what structural work has been done; for a newer one, the filed structural design and the sign-off.
In a landscape of slopes the report measures the gradient at the house and checks the official landslide maps and, near streams, the flood maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published, and the report goes from the street to the land parcel.
Key points
- Hills on the Tyrrhenian side, above the Lamezia plain.
- Lamezia station, airport and A2 motorway within driving distance.
- Seismic zone 1, expected ground acceleration 0.264 g.
- Over-65s at 34.4%, population down 18.8%.
Overview
Martirano Lombardo is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 948 residents, ranked 61 of 80 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Martirano Lombardo 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 0.264 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Martirano Lombardo, 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 18.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (46). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Martirano Lombardo declared an average taxable income of 15,972 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Martirano Lombardo is in climate zone D, with 1,841 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 520 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Martirano Lombardo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.2% of the land in Martirano Lombardo, compared with 6.6% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.
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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Martirano Lombardo. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Martirano Lombardo: 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 Lombardo 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 15 inhabited census areas in Martirano Lombardo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 7.3%
- fair 92.7%
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 079074. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.