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Roghudi: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, 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: Via Antonia Sergi Flachi 1, Roghudi.

Roghudi, from a Greek-speaking Aspromonte village to the coast

Roghudi has two faces. The old village stands in the Aspromonte mountains, on a spur of rock above the Amendolea river bed, and is one of the centres of the Grecanico area, where a dialect of Greek origin was long spoken. For decades, however, almost all residents have lived in the new settlement built near the Ionian coast, which is also where the town hall stands, a few dozen metres above sea level. So anyone looking for a home in Roghudi is almost always looking there.

The new settlement has houses built in recent decades, a mild climate (climate zone C) and the coast close at hand. For secondary schools, the hospital and work, people look to the larger coastal towns and to Reggio Calabria. With buildings of this age, check the condition of the reinforced concrete, especially near the sea, where salt air speeds up corrosion of the steel bars.

There were 932 residents in 2023, down 20.5% on 2011. The population is younger than the provincial average: the average age is 44.2 against 45.2, and over-65s make up 20.3% against 23.6%. Foreign residents account for 12.8%.

All 97 municipalities in the province of Reggio Calabria are in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, and the expected ground acceleration in Roghudi's built-up area is 0.214 g. The structural design, final inspection certificate and certificate of habitability are the documents to ask for before any offer.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available. The report finds the parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, useful in an area of seasonal rivers that run fast from the mountains to the sea.

Key points

  • Greek-speaking Aspromonte village, residents now near the coast.
  • Young population: average age 44.2, 45.2 in the province.
  • All 97 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1.
  • 932 residents, down 20.5% since 2011.

Overview

Roghudi is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 932 residents, ranked 69 of 97 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roghudi is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 97 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.214 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roghudi, 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 20.5%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roghudi declared an average taxable income of 16,373 euros, below the provincial average (19,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roghudi is in climate zone C, with 1,001 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 55 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roghudi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 1.6% of the land in Roghudi, compared with 5.8% 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 Roghudi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roghudi: 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 Roghudi 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 Roghudi. 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 080068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.