San Lucido: 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 Lucido, a Tyrrhenian coast town near Paola
On the Tyrrhenian coast of the province of Cosenza, just south of Paola, San Lucido has its old village on a height above the sea and a newer part stretched out along the beach, between the coast road and the railway. Behind it rise the slopes of the Catena Costiera, the ridge that separates the coast from the Crati valley and the city of Cosenza.
It is a growing town, which is unusual in this part of Calabria. Some of the houses by the sea are holiday homes, used in summer by families from Cosenza and by people returning to their home town; others belong to residents who work in Paola or in the city. Paola has the main station on this stretch of coast, with long-distance trains and connections to Cosenza. If you are looking at seafront apartment blocks, check carefully that the building is fully authorised, how close it is to the beach and what state the salt-exposed facades are in.
In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,911 residents, up 16.3% on 2011, or 971 more people. The average age is 44.3, below the provincial figure of 46.1, and 21.5% of residents are over 65. Households are small, 1.99 people on average. Foreign residents make up 7.0%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average, which remains one of the lowest in Italy.
Earthquakes are the first thing to consider here. Italy's Civil Protection Department places San Lucido in seismic zone 1, the highest level, like 65 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.206 g. Before buying, ask when the building was put up and for the structural design and sign-off; for older blocks it is worth paying for a seismic vulnerability assessment.
The steep slopes behind the town and the short streams running down to the sea bring landslide and flash flood hazard, which the report checks for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for San Lucido.
Key points
- Old village on the height, newer town along the beach.
- 6,911 residents, up 16.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.206 g.
- Slopes and streams to check for landslides and flash floods.
Overview
San Lucido is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 6,911 residents, ranked 23 of 150 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Lucido 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 0.206 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Lucido, 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 grown by 16.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Lucido declared an average taxable income of 17,675 euros, in line with the province (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Lucido is in climate zone C, with 959 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 56 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Lucido has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.1 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).
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 7.6% of the land in San Lucido, 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 Lucido.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Lucido: 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 Lucido 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 39 inhabited census areas in San Lucido. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- poor 0.6%
- modest 22.1%
- fair 77.3%
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 078122. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.