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Mesoraca: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Crotone, 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 Nazionale 1, Mesoraca.

Mesoraca, at the foot of the Sila above Crotone

Mesoraca stands on the lower slopes of the Sila, above the Marchesato plain in the hinterland of Crotone. The town occupies a rise a little over 400 metres up, with houses stepped down the hillside, and the municipality climbs towards the forests of the plateau. It is a farming community, known locally for the sanctuary of the Ecce Homo.

Emigration has taken its toll. There were 5,777 residents in 2023, down 14.0% on 2011, which means 941 fewer people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The mean age of 44.5 is in line with the province (44.3), and over-65s make up 23.4%. Foreign residents are few, at 3.9%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

What you will mostly find on the market are village houses, often empty for years. First check the roof, damp and the wiring and plumbing, then the cadastral records, which in inherited homes do not always match reality. Access matters too: in a town built on a slope, many houses can only be reached on foot or up steps.

The whole province of Crotone is in seismic zone 2, and expected ground acceleration in Mesoraca is about 0.213 g, a medium to high value. Calabria has suffered devastating earthquakes over the centuries, and old masonry houses are the most vulnerable, so paying a surveyor to inspect before you make an offer is money well spent.

On the slopes and along the streams coming down from the Sila, landslide and flood hazard varies a great deal from one street to the next. The report reads it for the address using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, and adds distances to schools, pharmacies and shops. The climate zone is D.

Key points

  • Lower slopes of the Sila, inland from Crotone.
  • 5,777 residents, down 14.0% since 2011.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 2; about 0.213 g here.
  • Often empty village houses: check roof, damp and records.

Overview

Mesoraca is a municipality in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 5,777 residents, ranked 7 of 27 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mesoraca is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.213 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Mesoraca, 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 14.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mesoraca declared an average taxable income of 13,915 euros, below the provincial average (17,765 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mesoraca is in climate zone D, with 1,671 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 415 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mesoraca has 10 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 2.1% of the land in Mesoraca, compared with 3.8% 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 Mesoraca.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mesoraca: 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 Mesoraca 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 38 inhabited census areas in Mesoraca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 9.7%
  • good 90.3%

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 101015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.