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Scandale: 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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Scandale, in the hills behind Crotone

Scandale is a farming village in the hills of the Marchesato, the countryside behind Crotone, in an open landscape of arable fields, olive groves and pasture sloping gently towards the Ionian Sea. The village stands at around 350 metres, and Crotone, with the hospital, secondary schools and most of the jobs, is roughly twenty minutes away by car.

Homes for sale are mostly masonry or concrete houses in the village, often on two or three floors, plus a few country houses in the surroundings. Prices are low, but many buildings need work: services, windows and the roof are the first things to check. Winters are mild, in climate zone D, while summers are hot and dry.

In recent years the village has lost a sizeable share of its people. Istat, the national statistics office, records 2,837 residents (2023), down 14.7% since 2011. The average age is 45.5, against 44.3 in the province, and over-65s are 24.5%. Foreign residents are 2.9%, and households have 2.35 members on average. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

All 27 municipalities in the province of Crotone are in seismic zone 2; in Scandale the expected ground acceleration is 0.192 g. For houses built before the 1980s, it is sensible to have the structure checked before buying and to consider strengthening work alongside any renovation.

On the clay hills of the Crotone area, gradient and ground stability matter: the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, along with the price band and cadastral data.

Key points

  • Marchesato hills, about twenty minutes from Crotone
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.192 g
  • 2,837 residents, down 14.7% since 2011
  • Average age 45.5, against 44.3 in the province

Overview

Scandale is a municipality in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,837 residents, ranked 12 of 27 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scandale 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 0.192 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Scandale, 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 14.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scandale declared an average taxable income of 16,588 euros, below the provincial average (17,765 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Scandale is in climate zone D, with 1,440 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 350 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Scandale has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 1.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 Scandale, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Scandale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Scandale: 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 Scandale 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 37 inhabited census areas in Scandale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 8.9%
  • good 80.0%
  • very good 11.1%

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 101024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.