San Giorgio Albanese: 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 Giorgio Albanese, an Arbëresh village above the Sibari plain
In San Giorgio Albanese people still speak Arbëresh, the language of the Albanian communities who settled in Calabria centuries ago. The village sits in the hills of the Sila Greca at around four hundred metres, looking towards the Sibari plain and the Ionian Sea. Olive groves surround it, with citrus groves lower down and woods towards the mountains.
For services, the hospital and work, people go down towards the coast and to Corigliano-Rossano, the largest town in the area, reachable by car. In the village, masonry houses in the centre, often on two or three floors, are the norm, with newer homes on the edges. The climate is zone D, with hot summers. Average declared incomes are below the average for the province of Cosenza.
There are 1,308 residents (2023), 15.9% fewer than in 2011, or 247 people. The average age is 47.9 against 46.1 in the province, and over-65s are 27.1%. Foreign residents make up 10.9%.
In the province of Cosenza, 65 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 85 in zone 2. San Giorgio is in zone 2, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is high: 0.255 g. Before buying, find out when the building was designed, whether it meets earthquake standards and whether it has been strengthened, perhaps with the tax incentives of recent years.
On the clay slopes between the village and the plain, conditions vary from plot to plot. The report traces the address to its land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and checks the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.
Key points
- Arbëresh community in the Sila Greca hills.
- Views over the Sibari plain; Corigliano-Rossano for services.
- 1,308 residents, foreign residents 10.9%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.255 g.
Overview
San Giorgio Albanese is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,308 residents, ranked 98 of 150 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giorgio Albanese 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 0.255 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Giorgio Albanese, 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 15.9%. 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 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giorgio Albanese declared an average taxable income of 15,628 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giorgio Albanese is in climate zone D, with 1,695 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 428 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giorgio Albanese has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
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 4.0% of the land in San Giorgio Albanese, 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
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 San Giorgio Albanese.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Giorgio Albanese: 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 Giorgio Albanese 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 15 inhabited census areas in San Giorgio Albanese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.1%
- fair 95.9%
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
- 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 078118. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.