San Martino di Finita: 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 Martino di Finita, an Arbëreshë village above the Crati
In Arbëresh it is called Shën Mërtiri: San Martino di Finita is one of the villages in the province of Cosenza founded by communities of Albanian origin, and it keeps its Arbëreshë identity. The village is in the hills, at around 550 metres, on the side of the coastal mountain range that drops towards the Crati valley.
The valley floor, with the A2 motorway and the roads to Cosenza and Rende, is the link to jobs and larger services. The village keeps the essentials, and buyers should check how far the pharmacy, school and shops are; the report measures these distances from the exact location of the house.
The number of residents has fallen sharply: 948 in 2023, against 1,207 at the 2011 census, a drop of 21.5%. The average age is 49.3, against 46.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.0%. Foreign residents account for 2.4% and households have 2.18 people on average. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
San Martino di Finita is in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, along with 64 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.252 g. A masonry house in the centre should be assessed by a surveyor: year of construction, strengthening work done, condition of the floors and roof.
Hillside homes and sloping streets make it worth checking the gradient and the official landslide maps, which the report does for the address. With the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps you can trace the land parcel.
Key points
- Arbëreshë hill village above the Crati valley.
- Population down 21.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 1, expected ground acceleration 0.252 g.
- Masonry house: have strengthening and floors assessed.
Overview
San Martino di Finita is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 948 residents, ranked 124 of 150 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Martino di Finita 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 0.252 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Martino di Finita, 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 21.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Martino di Finita declared an average taxable income of 15,359 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Martino di Finita is in climate zone D, with 1,923 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 550 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Martino di Finita has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 2.3% of the land in San Martino di Finita, compared with 4.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.
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 Martino di Finita.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Martino di Finita: 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 Martino di Finita 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 San Martino di Finita. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 36.7%
- fair 63.3%
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 078124. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.