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Satriano: 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: Corso Vittorio Emanuele 1, Satriano.

Satriano, the hills behind Soverato

On the Ionian coast of Calabria, the Gulf of Squillace is backed by a band of hills climbing towards the Serre mountains, and Satriano stands on these heights, at around 300 metres, a short distance from Soverato. The old village looks down on the sea, and the land around it is olive groves, citrus orchards and farmland. Soverato, on the coast, has services, a railway station and a beach; Catanzaro is under an hour away.

Unlike many inland Calabrian villages, it is not losing people. There were 3,391 residents in 2023, up 2.3% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.5, slightly below 46.1 for the province, and over-65s make up 22.4%. Foreign nationals are 5.4%. Average incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers find houses in the hilltop old centre, often old and on narrow streets, and newer homes in the lower areas towards the coast. Being close to the sea at Soverato makes it attractive for a summer home too, but anyone planning to live here all year should use the report to measure distances to services.

Calabria is among the most earthquake-prone regions in Italy, and in the province of Catanzaro 45 municipalities are in zone 1 on the Civil Protection Department's scale. Satriano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.204 g, a high value. Before buying a masonry house or a 1970s reinforced concrete building, have a surveyor check the structure.

For landslides and flooding, the report checks the official maps for the exact address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • Hills above the Gulf of Squillace, near Soverato.
  • 3,391 residents in 2023, up 2.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.204 g.
  • Hilltop old centre, newer homes towards the coast.

Overview

Satriano is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,391 residents, ranked 23 of 80 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Satriano 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 0.204 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Satriano, 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 grown by 2.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Satriano declared an average taxable income of 18,950 euros, in line with the province (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Satriano is in climate zone C, with 1,275 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 293 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Satriano has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 1.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 8.5% of the land in Satriano, 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 Satriano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Satriano: 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 Satriano 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 24 inhabited census areas in Satriano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 45.1%
  • good 54.4%

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 079123. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.