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Mongiana: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, 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: Corso Vittorio Emanuele Terzo 1, Mongiana.

Mongiana, Bourbon ironworks in the Serre forests

In the nineteenth century Mongiana was home to the ironworks of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, with foundries and an arms factory fuelled by timber from the surrounding forests. Today the buildings of the Royal Ironworks house a museum, and the village, above nine hundred metres in the Serre mountains of Calabria, is surrounded by beech and fir woods, not far from Serra San Bruno.

The climate is mountain climate, zone E, with cold, damp winters that surprise people coming up from the coast. For buyers, insulation, windows, heating and the state of the roof all count. The centre is compact, with masonry houses close together; elevation, slope and the official landslide and flood maps are read in the report for the exact address.

The village has lost many residents: 618 in 2023 against 796 in 2011, a fall of 22.4% according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age is 47.9, against 45.5 in the province of Vibo Valentia, and over-65s make up 24.8%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Vibo Valentia are in seismic zone 1, the highest hazard class in the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification. In Mongiana the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.222 g. Before buying a masonry house, ask when it was built, what structural work has been done and under which permits, and have an engineer assess the building.

The cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report links the address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the Serre, site of the Bourbon ironworks.
  • 618 residents, down 22.4% since 2011.
  • All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1.
  • Expected ground acceleration in the village about 0.222 g.

Overview

Mongiana is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 618 residents, among the smallest in the province (50 of 50).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mongiana is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 50 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.222 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Mongiana, 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 22.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mongiana declared an average taxable income of 14,784 euros, below the provincial average (17,878 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mongiana is in climate zone E, with 1,779 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 922 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mongiana has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 2.6% of the land in Mongiana, compared with 5.9% 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 contaminated sites in Mongiana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mongiana: 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 Mongiana 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 Mongiana. 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 102022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.