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Pentone: 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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For example: Corso del Popolo 1, Pentone.

Pentone, in the Presila hills above Catanzaro

Pentone is one of the villages of the Catanzaro Presila, at around 650 metres, on the first slopes that climb from the city towards the Sila plateau. Catanzaro is about twenty minutes away along winding roads, and for many residents it is where they work, go to school and see the doctor.

The village has an old centre clinging to the hillside, with alleys and houses built against each other, and a newer part along the provincial road. Around it are chestnut groves, woods and vegetable plots. Buyers here are often after cooler summers and lower prices than in the city; in exchange they accept narrow streets and slopes, which in the old centre make parking and building work with large vehicles difficult.

There were 1,844 residents in 2023. Compared with the 2011 census the drop is 16.7%, or 371 people. The average age is 48.6, against 46.1 in the province; over-65s make up 27.2% compared with 24.6% provincially.

Central Calabria has a significant earthquake history. Pentone is in seismic zone 2, like 34 other municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the village is high: 0.257 g. For a stone house in the centre, find out whether it has had structural work and whether the roof is sound; for a reinforced concrete building, the year of the design and who signed it off.

The climate zone is D. The Revenue Agency cadastral maps cover the municipality: with the address the report finds the land parcel and shows slope and the official landslide and flood maps for that spot, useful information on a hillside.

Key points

  • Catanzaro Presila, about twenty minutes from Catanzaro.
  • Sloping old centre: consider parking and access for works.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.257 g.
  • Population down 16.7% since 2011.

Overview

Pentone is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,844 residents, ranked 40 of 80 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pentone is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 35 of 80 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.257 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pentone, 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 16.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pentone declared an average taxable income of 18,311 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pentone is in climate zone D, with 2,082 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 648 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pentone has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.7% of the land in Pentone, 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

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 Pentone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pentone: 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 Pentone 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 6 inhabited census areas in Pentone. 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 079092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.