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Mongrassano: 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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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: Contrada Cataldo 1, Mongrassano.

Mongrassano, an Arbëreshë village above the Crati valley

Mongrassano is a hill village on the western side of the Crati valley, north of Cosenza, below the ridges of the Catena Costiera. It is one of the Arbëreshë communities of the province: the village was settled by families of Albanian origin, and the language and religious rites of that tradition are still part of local life.

For a buyer, location is the first practical point. The village is built on the hillside, and the houses of the old core stand shoulder to shoulder along narrow, sloping streets; lower down, towards the valley, the ground changes and newer buildings appear. Work, secondary schools and the hospital mean Cosenza or the towns along the valley, almost always by car. Climate zone D brings mild but damp winters, so in stone houses the state of the roof and render matters a great deal.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,457 residents in 2023, down 12.3% from 1,661 in 2011. The average age is 48.5, against 46.1 for the province, and over-65s make up 29.0%. Foreign residents account for 2.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Mongrassano is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, along with 64 other municipalities in the province of Cosenza; expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.264 g. Before buying a masonry building, ask whether it has had seismic upgrading work and ask to see the paperwork.

On the slopes, landslides and gradient should be checked plot by plot: the report does this for the address using the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report can also reach the land parcel.

Key points

  • Arbëreshë hill village above the Crati valley.
  • Population down 12.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.264 g.
  • Landslides and slope to be checked address by address.

Overview

Mongrassano is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,457 residents, ranked 92 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mongrassano 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 0.264 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Mongrassano, 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 12.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mongrassano declared an average taxable income of 15,080 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mongrassano is in climate zone D, with 1,998 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 540 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mongrassano has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 3.0% of the land in Mongrassano, 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 Mongrassano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mongrassano: 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 Mongrassano 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 13 inhabited census areas in Mongrassano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 50 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 25.6%
  • fair 74.4%

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 078080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.