Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio: 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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Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio, hill village and seaside
Two places in one: the old village on the hill, at around three hundred metres, and the marina on the Ionian coast of the Gulf of Squillace, south of Soverato. Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio lives with this double identity, the historic centre on the hill and the seaside part grown around the coastal main road and the beaches. Catanzaro and Soverato are the reference towns for services and work.
For buyers the choice is clear-cut. On the hill there are stone houses and village homes, with wide views but sloping access; at the marina, flats, detached homes and holiday houses. Near the coast and the seasonal riverbeds the report checks the official flood maps, and on the slopes the landslide maps, for the exact address. In a house by the sea, also check the condition of steel reinforcement and render exposed to salt air.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,672 residents in 2023, down 19.3% from 2,072 in 2011. The population is older than the provincial average: a mean age of 50.6 against 46.1, over-65s at 32.3% and households of 1.95 people. Foreign residents make up 3.3% and declared incomes are below the average for the province of Catanzaro.
The municipality is in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection classification, like 34 other municipalities in the province, while 45 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration is 0.186 g, so for a concrete building from the 1970s or 1980s it is worth asking for a structural check. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the parcel.
Key points
- Hill village and marina on the Gulf of Squillace.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.186 g.
- Population down 19.3%, over-65s at 32.3%.
- Seaside homes: check salt damage and flood maps.
Overview
Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,672 residents, ranked 44 of 80 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 35 of 80 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.186 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio, 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 19.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio declared an average taxable income of 17,363 euros, below the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio is in climate zone D, with 1,404 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 312 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
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 7.2% of the land in Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio, 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 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 Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio: 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 Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio 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 22 inhabited census areas in Sant'Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 87.0%
- good 13.0%
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
- 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 079118. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.