San Mango d'Aquino: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Mango d'Aquino, a hill village on Catanzaro's Tyrrhenian side
San Mango d'Aquino is a hill village on the Tyrrhenian side of the province of Catanzaro, north of the Lamezia Terme area. The town hall stands at around 470 metres and the village looks down towards the sea, with sloping streets and houses stepped into the hillside.
For work, hospital care and larger services, people turn to the Lamezia plain, which has the main railway station and the airport. No public transport lines are recorded in the village, so a car is essential. The report works out how far the pharmacy, school and shops are from the exact address.
The population is shrinking: 1,409 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 14.0% from 1,639 in 2011. The average age is 47.2, close to the provincial 46.1, and over-65s make up 26.3%. Foreign residents account for 2.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Earthquakes are the main issue. San Mango d'Aquino is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, like 45 of the 80 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.253 g. Before buying, ask for the year of construction, any strengthening work carried out and, where available, an assessment of the building's seismic vulnerability.
On steep slopes, landslides also need checking plot by plot. The report compares the address with the official hazard maps and with the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), available for the whole municipality.
Key points
- Hill village on the Tyrrhenian side, north of the Lamezia plain.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.253 g.
- Population down 14.0% since 2011.
- Houses stepped into the slope: check gradient and landslides.
Overview
San Mango d'Aquino is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,409 residents, ranked 51 of 80 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Mango d'Aquino is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (45 of 80) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.253 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Mango d'Aquino, 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 14.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Mango d'Aquino declared an average taxable income of 17,024 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Mango d'Aquino is in climate zone D, with 1,732 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 468 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Mango d'Aquino 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 11.0% of the land in San Mango d'Aquino, compared with 6.6% 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 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 San Mango d'Aquino.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Mango d'Aquino: 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 Mango d'Aquino 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 9 inhabited census areas in San Mango d'Aquino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.7%
- fair 94.3%
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 079110. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.