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Monterosso Calabro: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Monterosso Calabro.

Monterosso Calabro, hills inland from Vibo Valentia

Monterosso Calabro is a village inland in the province of Vibo Valentia, on the hills that rise from the Tyrrhenian coast towards the Serre range, at around three hundred metres. The climate is still mild (climate zone C), but the landscape is already that of the interior, with olive groves, woods and roads winding between the hills.

Buyers here mostly find masonry houses in the centre, and a few more recent homes on the edges of the village. There are basic services, 14 recorded in all, while for hospitals and offices people go to Vibo Valentia or towards Lamezia, where the main railway station and the airport are. Average incomes are slightly above the provincial level.

The population is falling fast. There are 1,467 residents, 18.3% fewer than in 2011, or 329 people. The average age is 50.5, against 45.5 for the province, and over-65s make up 31.2%. Foreign nationals are 1.5%.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Vibo Valentia are in seismic zone 1, the highest class on the Civil Protection scale, and in Monterosso the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.265 g. Central Calabria has had very strong earthquakes in its history: for a masonry house, the year of construction, structural work and paperwork are the first things to ask about, even before the price.

The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, measures the gradient and gives the cadastral details of the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village inland from Vibo Valentia, towards the Serre.
  • All 50 municipalities in the province in zone 1.
  • 1,467 residents, down 18.3% since 2011.
  • Expected acceleration 0.265 g: ask for structural papers.

Overview

Monterosso Calabro is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,467 residents, ranked 32 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monterosso Calabro 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 0.265 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Monterosso Calabro, 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 18.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monterosso Calabro declared an average taxable income of 19,143 euros, above the provincial average (17,878 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monterosso Calabro is in climate zone C, with 1,311 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 310 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monterosso Calabro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 4.4% of the land in Monterosso Calabro, 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 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 Monterosso Calabro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monterosso Calabro: 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 Monterosso Calabro 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 Monterosso Calabro. 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 102023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.