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Rogliano: 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: Via Eugenio Altomare 1, Rogliano.

Rogliano, the Savuto valley south of Cosenza

Rogliano is the main town of the Savuto valley, about fifteen kilometres south of Cosenza, on a rise of over six hundred metres between the Presila uplands and the hills running down to the river. It has its own exit on the A2 motorway, which makes it a place from which people commute daily to Cosenza and Rende.

The historic centre keeps stately houses and stone churches along narrow, steep streets, while newer building has spread along the roads towards the valley. Buyers will find old houses at low prices, often needing renovation, and flats in blocks from recent decades. At this altitude winters are cold (climate zone E), so insulation and heating weigh on running costs.

The town is losing people. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 5,172 residents in 2023, 9.2% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 47.8 against 46.1 in the province of Cosenza; 26.9% are over 65 and only 2.2% are foreign nationals. The average income is above the provincial figure. There are 8 schools, or 1.55 per 1,000 residents against 1.45 in the province.

Here earthquakes are the first thing to check. Rogliano is in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous class set by the Civil Protection Department, like 64 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the town is about 0.276 g. Central Calabria has suffered destructive earthquakes over the centuries. For a masonry house in the centre, have an engineer inspect it and ask what strengthening work has already been done; for a flat, ask for the design date and the structural sign-off.

On the valley slopes, landslide hazard needs checking case by case, along with the gradient; the report does this for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, which let the report trace the plot.

Key points

  • Savuto valley, with its own motorway exit towards Cosenza.
  • Residents down 9.2% since 2011; 26.9% over 65.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.276 g.
  • Masonry houses: have an engineer inspect before buying.

Overview

Rogliano is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 5,172 residents, ranked 30 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rogliano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 65 of 150 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.276 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rogliano, 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rogliano declared an average taxable income of 19,770 euros, above the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rogliano is in climate zone E, with 2,122 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 660 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rogliano has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 4.1% of the land in Rogliano, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Rogliano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rogliano: 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 Rogliano 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 25 inhabited census areas in Rogliano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 99.6%

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 078105. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.