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Marzi: 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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Marzi, a Savuto valley village south of Cosenza

The river Savuto runs down from the Sila towards the Tyrrhenian Sea, and Marzi stands in its valley, in the part of the province of Cosenza that lies south of the city. The built-up area sits at around 500 metres on a slope planted with olives, vines and vegetable plots, with chestnut woods higher up. Cosenza, with its university, hospital and offices, is the town of reference and can be reached by car.

Marzi has almost held on to its population: 978 residents in 2023 against 996 in 2011, just 18 fewer, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.5, slightly below the provincial 46.1, and over-65s make up 24.2%, in line with the provincial 24.4%. Foreign residents are 8.5% and households average 2.31 people.

Homes are mostly detached houses in masonry or reinforced concrete, built or extended between the post-war years and recent times, with a few older buildings in the historic core. Streets are on a slope and many houses have split levels that follow the ground.

Earthquakes are the main issue. Marzi is in seismic zone 1, the highest class used by the Civil Protection Department, along with 64 other municipalities in the province of Cosenza, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.274 g. For a concrete-framed house, find out when it was designed and whether any extensions were built with structural calculations and the proper permits.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published. The report finds the land parcel from the address and compares it with the official landslide and flood maps, which are useful on hillside land.

Key points

  • Savuto valley village, south of Cosenza.
  • 978 residents in 2023, just 18 fewer than in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.274 g.
  • Extensions: check structural calculations and permits.

Overview

Marzi is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 978 residents, ranked 120 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marzi 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 0.274 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Marzi, 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 1.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marzi declared an average taxable income of 18,421 euros, in line with the province (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marzi is in climate zone D, with 1,861 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 530 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Marzi has 2 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 Marzi, 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 Marzi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marzi: 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 Marzi 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 8 inhabited census areas in Marzi. 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 078078. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.