San Demetrio Corone: 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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San Demetrio Corone, an Arbëreshë town in the Sila Greca
San Demetrio Corone is one of the best-known Arbëreshë communities in Calabria, the towns founded by Albanians who settled in southern Italy centuries ago. Arbëresh is still spoken here, church services follow the Byzantine rite, and the town is known for the Collegio di Sant'Adriano, which played an important part in Italo-Albanian culture. It sits in the hills of the Sila Greca, at around 520 metres, looking out towards the plain of Sibari.
Buyers will mainly find houses in the old centre, built of stone along sloping streets, and some newer homes on the edges. Prices are best read alongside the report's data for the area, and the condition of the building matters more than the floor area: many houses need renovation. The distance from the larger towns on the plain and the Ionian coast is felt for work and services.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 3,009 residents in 2023, down 17.9% since 2011. The average age is 49.0, against 46.1 for the province, with over-65s at 29.1%. Foreign nationals make up 5.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Earthquakes are the main issue. The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, yet the expected ground acceleration, 0.269 g, is high for that class. For a stone house in the centre, have an engineer check the walls and floors before deciding, and ask what work has been done over the years. The report checks landslides and floods at the address using the official maps.
Key points
- Arbëreshë community in the hills of the Sila Greca.
- 3,009 residents, down 17.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.269 g.
- Stone houses in the centre, often needing renovation.
Overview
San Demetrio Corone is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,009 residents, ranked 50 of 150 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Demetrio Corone 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 0.269 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Demetrio Corone, 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 17.9%. 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 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Demetrio Corone declared an average taxable income of 15,925 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Demetrio Corone is in climate zone D, with 1,862 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 521 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Demetrio Corone has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 3.5% of the land in San Demetrio Corone, 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 San Demetrio Corone.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Demetrio Corone: 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 San Demetrio Corone 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 26 inhabited census areas in San Demetrio Corone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 8.2%
- fair 91.8%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 078114. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.