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Rota Greca: 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 Magnocavalli 1, Rota Greca.

Rota Greca, on the coastal range above the Crati valley

Rota Greca looks over the Crati valley from the inland side of the Catena Costiera, the coastal mountain range that separates the valley from the Tyrrhenian Sea. The village sits in the hills at around 500 metres, with its old centre on the slope and olive groves and vegetable plots around it.

Its position has a practical advantage. The A2 motorway runs down in the valley, and Cosenza, with the urban area of Rende and the university, can be reached by car without long detours. For someone working in town it may be worth considering, bearing in mind the hill roads and the fact that services in the village cover the essentials.

In 2023 there were 956 residents, 222 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 18.8%. The average age is 49.2, against 46.1 in the province of Cosenza, and over-65s make up 29.2%. Foreign residents account for 3.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes should be central to the decision. Rota Greca is in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, like 64 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.246 g. For a house in the old centre, ask when it was built and what structural work has been done; for a newer one, ask for the filed structural design and the sign-off.

On the hillside the report measures the gradient and checks the official landslide maps for the exact address. With the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps it traces the land parcel, olive groves and plots included.

Key points

  • Hill village on the coastal range above the Crati valley.
  • Population down 18.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected ground acceleration 0.246 g.
  • Cosenza and Rende within driving distance.

Overview

Rota Greca is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 956 residents, ranked 123 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rota Greca 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 0.246 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rota Greca, 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 18.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rota Greca declared an average taxable income of 15,368 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rota Greca is in climate zone D, with 1,939 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 510 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rota Greca has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 2.5% of the land in Rota Greca, 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 Rota Greca.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rota Greca: 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 Rota Greca 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 7 inhabited census areas in Rota Greca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.1%
  • fair 96.9%

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 078109. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.