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Montegiordano: 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: Corso della Vittoria 1, Montegiordano.

Montegiordano, a hill village and its Marina on the Ionian Sea

Montegiordano is on the upper Ionian coast of Cosenza province, close to the border with Basilicata, and like many municipalities on this coast it is split in two: the old village on the hill, at around six hundred metres, and the Marina on the coast, along the Ionian coast road. In between are hills planted with olives and citrus. For services people look to the towns of the Sibari plain and, to the north, the Metaponto area.

The two parts are different markets. On the hill there are stone houses in the old centre, many needing work, with narrow access and steep streets; at the Marina, newer homes and flats near the sea, some used as holiday homes. The report checks the official maps for the exact address: landslides for the upper village, flooding along the streams for the Marina.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,542 residents in 2023, down 22.4% since 2011. The population is older: an average age of 53.4 against 46.1 for the province of Cosenza, over-65s at 36.7%, households of 1.89 people on average. Foreign residents make up 4.1%.

The province of Cosenza has 65 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 85 in zone 2. Montegiordano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.102 g. For an old house on the hill, ask whether structural work has been done; for a block of flats at the Marina, when it was designed and under which building codes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Upper Ionian coast of Cosenza, hill village and seaside Marina.
  • Average age 53.4, over-65s at 36.7%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.102 g.
  • Landslides on the hill, flooding at the Marina: checked per address.

Overview

Montegiordano is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,542 residents, ranked 89 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montegiordano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (85 of 150) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.102 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montegiordano, 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 53 years, higher than the province average (46). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montegiordano declared an average taxable income of 18,461 euros, in line with the province (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montegiordano is in climate zone D, with 2,040 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 619 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montegiordano has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

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 3.2% of the land in Montegiordano, 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 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 Montegiordano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montegiordano: 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 Montegiordano 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 22 inhabited census areas in Montegiordano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • poor 0.1%
  • modest 36.0%
  • fair 63.9%

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 078082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.