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Roseto Capo Spulico: 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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Roseto Capo Spulico, a castle on the Ionian sea

A castle on a rock dropping straight into the sea is the best-known image of Roseto Capo Spulico, on the Ionian coast in northern Calabria. The municipality has two sides: the old village on the hill, with houses clustered along the ridge, and the coastal strip along the Ionian highway, where holiday homes, detached houses and tourist businesses have grown up in recent decades.

For buyers, the choice between the two areas changes everything. On the hill you find village houses at low prices, often needing work; towards the sea demand is mostly seasonal, for second homes and flats to let. The climate is zone C, mild even in winter.

There are 1,872 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011. The average age is 47.8, against 46.1 in the province of Cosenza, over-65s are 26.2% and foreign residents 5.9%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Of the 150 municipalities in the province of Cosenza, 65 are in seismic zone 1 on the Civil Protection scale and 85 in zone 2. Roseto is in zone 2, with an expected acceleration of 0.103 g. For a house built during the holiday-home boom, ask for the structural design and check any extensions and planning amnesties.

Along the Ionian coast, torrents and wide stony riverbeds stay dry for much of the year and fill up in heavy rain: for houses on the coastal plain and near these channels, the official flood maps should be read for the address. The report does this starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published here.

Key points

  • Ionian coast of northern Calabria, with its castle on the sea.
  • Hilltop village plus a coastal strip with many holiday homes.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.103 g.
  • Near the dry riverbeds, check the flood maps.

Overview

Roseto Capo Spulico is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,872 residents, ranked 77 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roseto Capo Spulico is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (85 of 150) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.103 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roseto Capo Spulico, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roseto Capo Spulico declared an average taxable income of 18,281 euros, in line with the province (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roseto Capo Spulico is in climate zone C, with 1,244 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 217 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roseto Capo Spulico has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 2.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 4.9% of the land in Roseto Capo Spulico, compared with 4.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.5 hectares.

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 Roseto Capo Spulico.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roseto Capo Spulico: 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 Roseto Capo Spulico 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 23 inhabited census areas in Roseto Capo Spulico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.

Residents by band

  • poor 0.2%
  • modest 11.0%
  • fair 88.8%

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 078107. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.