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Savelli: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Savelli.

Savelli, a mountain village on the Sila above Crotone

At around 1,000 metres, on the side of the Sila plateau that falls towards the Ionian Sea, the village of Savelli is surrounded by woods and pasture, in the mountain part of the province of Crotone. Between the Crotone coast and the village the landscape changes completely, and so do the winters: this is climate zone E, with snow and real cold.

If you are thinking of buying here, budget for a car for anything beyond basic services and for the heating costs of a house at altitude. Homes are village houses on several floors and a few villas on the outskirts, some used only in summer. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,029 residents in 2023, down 22.1% since 2011, or 292 fewer people. Savelli is older than the provincial average, with an average age of 51.7 against 44.3 and over-65s at 36.9% (22.5% in the province). Foreign residents make up 4.4%.

Like all 27 municipalities in the province of Crotone, Savelli is in seismic zone 2; the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.214 g. In the mountains, snow load on the roof matters too: if you are buying an older house, have the roof and floors checked along with the structure.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) provides the cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. For the same spot it measures elevation and slope and compares the official landslide maps, useful for houses built on hillsides.

Key points

  • Mountain municipality on the Sila, at around 1,000 metres.
  • Population down 22.1% since 2011, over-65s at 36.9%.
  • Seismic zone 2, like all 27 municipalities in the province.
  • Snowy winters: have roofs and floors checked.

Overview

Savelli is a municipality in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,029 residents, ranked 22 of 27 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Savelli 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 0.214 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Savelli, 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 22.1%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (44). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Savelli declared an average taxable income of 16,041 euros, below the provincial average (17,765 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Savelli is in climate zone E, with 2,909 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 1,014 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Savelli has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 1.5% of the land in Savelli, 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 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 Savelli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Savelli: 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 Savelli 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 8 inhabited census areas in Savelli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.3%
  • good 98.7%

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 101023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.