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Motta Santa Lucia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Motta Santa Lucia, hills and woods inland from Catanzaro

Motta Santa Lucia is a village in the interior of the province of Catanzaro, built on a rise at about 590 metres, with woods, olive groves and fields on the slopes around it. For trains, the airport and most services, the reference is the Lamezia Terme plain, reached by car; otherwise life is that of a small hill village, with basic services on hand.

Buyers here mainly find family houses in the centre, built in masonry and often extended over the years, and country houses with land. Those extensions are the first thing to check: added floors and enclosed verandas must appear in the municipal planning records and the cadastral documents. This is climate zone D, with cool winters in the hills. On the slopes, the report reads the official landslide maps for the address, since in the hills they change a great deal from one street to the next.

At the end of 2023 there were 797 residents, down 8.5% from 871 in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.2, close to the provincial 46.1, over-65s are 25.0% and foreign residents 7.9%. Households have 2.20 members on average. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is high. Motta Santa Lucia is in zone 1, with 44 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.272 g. A house with floors added over time should be assessed by a structural engineer: extra storeys built without structural calculations are the most common weak point.

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

Key points

  • Hill village in the interior of the province of Catanzaro.
  • Lamezia Terme is the hub for trains and the airport.
  • 797 residents, down 8.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.272 g.

Overview

Motta Santa Lucia is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 797 residents, ranked 65 of 80 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Motta Santa Lucia is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (45 of 80) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.272 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Motta Santa Lucia, 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 8.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Motta Santa Lucia declared an average taxable income of 15,922 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Motta Santa Lucia is in climate zone D, with 1,988 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 590 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Motta Santa Lucia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 Motta Santa Lucia, compared with 6.6% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Motta Santa Lucia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Motta Santa Lucia: 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 Motta Santa Lucia 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 11 inhabited census areas in Motta Santa Lucia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 079083. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.