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San Roberto: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, 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 Roma 1, San Roberto.

San Roberto, Aspromonte foothills above the Strait

San Roberto lies on the lower slopes of the Aspromonte massif, inland from the coast of the Strait of Messina, north of Reggio Calabria. The village is at around three hundred metres, among olive groves and woods climbing towards the mountain, with the coast and Villa San Giovanni below. Reggio is the reference for work, the university and the hospital.

The population is falling fast: 1,516 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 17.3% on the 1,833 of 2011. The average age is 47.9 against 45.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 28.2% against 23.6%. Foreign residents account for 4.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. When buying in a village that is losing residents, it makes sense to think about how easy it would be to sell later on.

Earthquakes are the first thing to check. All 97 municipalities in the province of Reggio Calabria are in seismic zone 1, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.264 g. The Strait area has a long seismic history: for any building, ask for the design year, the structural sign-off and any structural work, and have an engineer or surveyor inspect it before signing the preliminary contract.

In an area of slopes and fiumare, the wide seasonal riverbeds of Calabria, landslide and flood hazard vary from one place to another. The report reads them for the address, along with distances to services.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the address leads to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Aspromonte foothills, inland from the Strait of Messina.
  • All 97 municipalities in the province: zone 1.
  • Population down 17.3% since 2011.
  • Get a technical inspection before the preliminary contract.

Overview

San Roberto is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,516 residents, ranked 56 of 97 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Roberto is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 97 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.264 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in San Roberto, 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 17.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Roberto declared an average taxable income of 15,254 euros, below the provincial average (19,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Roberto is in climate zone C, with 1,190 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 280 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Roberto has 3 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 0.6 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 3.1% of the land in San Roberto, compared with 5.8% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in San Roberto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Roberto: 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 Roberto 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 23 inhabited census areas in San Roberto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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

ISTAT code 080077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.