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Melicuccà: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, 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: Via Bagnara 1, Melicuccà.

Melicuccà, among the olives above the Gioia Tauro plain

The olive groves of the Gioia Tauro plain climb up to the hills where Melicuccà stands, a village in the province of Reggio Calabria with its town hall at about 270 metres. The plain runs down to the Tyrrhenian Sea, while behind the village the high ground towards the Aspromonte begins. For work, secondary schools and hospitals, people rely on the towns of the plain and the coast.

The market is that of a hill village: family houses in the centre, often on several floors, country houses among the olives and farmland. Before buying, check that the house matches its approved planning documents and ask what work has been done on the structure. This is climate zone C, with mild winters, so protection from summer heat and the state of the roof matter more than heating. On the slopes, the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address.

At the end of 2023 there were 805 residents, 19.6% fewer than the 1,001 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.4, against 45.2 in the province, over-65s are 28.4% and foreign residents 6.6%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

All 97 municipalities in the province of Reggio Calabria are in seismic zone 1, the highest hazard class set by the Protezione Civile, Italy's civil protection agency. In Melicuccà the expected ground acceleration is about 0.266 g. That makes the structural design and its completion certificate the first documents to ask for, and for older houses an engineer's assessment of seismic vulnerability.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village above the Gioia Tauro plain.
  • Population down 19.6% since 2011.
  • All 97 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1.
  • Expected acceleration about 0.266 g: ask for design and certificate.

Overview

Melicuccà is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 805 residents, ranked 72 of 97 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Melicuccà is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 97 municipalities in the province 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 Melicuccà, 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 19.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Melicuccà declared an average taxable income of 14,812 euros, below the provincial average (19,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Melicuccà is in climate zone C, with 981 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 273 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Melicuccà has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 Melicuccà, compared with 5.8% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Melicuccà.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Melicuccà: 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 Melicuccà 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 Melicuccà. 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 080048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.