San Pietro a Maida: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.
For example: Via Sandro Pertini 1, San Pietro a Maida.
San Pietro a Maida, hills above the Lamezia plain
San Pietro a Maida sits in the hills that close off the Lamezia Terme plain to the south-east, in the narrowest part of Calabria, where only a few dozen kilometres separate the Tyrrhenian from the Ionian Sea. Olive groves and farmland surround the village; below, a short drive away, the plain holds Lamezia international airport, the railway station and the motorway.
Being close to these links is the most useful fact for anyone weighing up a house here: you live in the hills, with village space, and reach Lamezia for work and services. The housing stock is made up of detached houses built at different times, often extended, and a few small blocks of flats. Average declared incomes are well below the average for the province of Catanzaro.
The population is falling: 3,801 residents in 2023, 11.6% fewer than in 2011, or 497 people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age of 46.2 is in line with the province, over-65s make up 26.0% and foreign residents 5.1%.
Earthquakes need to be taken seriously. In the province of Catanzaro, 45 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 35 in zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's scale; San Pietro a Maida is in zone 1, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.269 g, among the highest in Italy. The year of construction, the structural design and whether any extra floors were properly authorised are the first things to check, ideally with an engineer you trust. The climate, zone D, brings fairly mild winters.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces an address to its plot. On the slopes and along the streams running down to the plain, it also checks landslide and flood maps at the exact spot.
Key points
- Hills above the Lamezia plain, close to the airport and station.
- Down 11.6% since 2011: 3,801 residents in 2023.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.269 g.
- Houses extended over time: check structure and extra floors.
Overview
San Pietro a Maida is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,801 residents, ranked 20 of 80 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Pietro a Maida 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 0.269 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Pietro a Maida, 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 11.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Pietro a Maida declared an average taxable income of 13,980 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Pietro a Maida is in climate zone D, with 1,523 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 355 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Pietro a Maida has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 6.7% of the land in San Pietro a Maida, 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 Pietro a Maida.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Pietro a Maida: 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 Pietro a Maida 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 18 inhabited census areas in San Pietro a Maida. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.9%
- fair 94.1%
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 079114. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.