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Santa Severina: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Crotone, 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: Corso Aristippo 1, Santa Severina.

Santa Severina, the rock-top town above the Neto valley

On a rocky spur overlooking the Neto valley, inland from Crotone, Santa Severina keeps a Norman castle, altered over the centuries, a cathedral and a Byzantine baptistery. The old town covers the top of the rock, while the countryside around it runs down to the river with olive groves, citrus orchards and arable fields.

The old town draws visitors and people looking for a house with character: homes are stone-built, often small and on several levels, with pedestrian access and parking some way off. Before buying, have a surveyor assess the roof, walls and services, and check with the town hall for any heritage restrictions in the historic centre. Outside the old town there are newer houses and country homes.

The population has fallen sharply. In 2023 there were 1,885 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 16.7% on 2011, or 377 fewer. The average age is 46.2, against 44.3 in the province of Crotone, and over-65s are 25.2%. Foreign residents are 2.8%. Declared incomes are just above the provincial average.

Like the other 26 municipalities in the province, Santa Severina is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, with an expected acceleration of 0.198 g. For stone houses on the rock, the ties between walls and floors and the state of the roofs matter most. Near the Neto the official flood maps, and on the slopes the landslide maps, are read for the address in the report.

The climate is zone D. The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Town on a rocky spur above the Neto valley.
  • Castle, cathedral and Byzantine baptistery.
  • Population down 16.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, like the whole province.

Overview

Santa Severina is a municipality in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,885 residents, ranked 18 of 27 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Santa Severina is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.198 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Santa Severina, 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 16.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, higher than the province average (44). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Santa Severina declared an average taxable income of 18,680 euros, above the provincial average (17,765 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Santa Severina is in climate zone D, with 1,434 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 326 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Santa Severina has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 2.7% of the land in Santa Severina, compared with 3.8% 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 open contaminated sites in Santa Severina; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Santa Severina: 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 Santa Severina 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 17 inhabited census areas in Santa Severina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.3%
  • good 82.7%

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 101022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.