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Scigliano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cosenza, 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: Via Roma 1, Scigliano.

Scigliano, villages strung along the Savuto valley

Scigliano is one of the villages of the Savuto valley, the river that runs down from the Sila uplands to the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the southern part of the province of Cosenza. The municipality is made up of several settlements on the hillsides, with the town hall at about 650 metres, among chestnut woods, olive groves and terraced fields. The climate zone is E: cold winters for Calabria, and summers cooler than on the coast.

For buyers, the choice is between village houses in the old settlements, often on several levels with uphill access, and newer homes along the provincial roads. Cosenza is the reference for the university, hospital and large shops, and is reached by car. Locally there are 2 pharmacies and 4 school sites. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The population is shrinking and ageing. There were 1,108 residents in 2023, down 15.3% since 2011; the average age is 51.0 against 46.1 for the province, and over-65s make up 32.9%. Foreign nationals are 6.4%.

Earthquakes are the first thing to consider. Scigliano is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, like 64 other municipalities in the province of Cosenza, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.274 g. For an older masonry house, a structural survey before signing the preliminary contract is worth paying for: it costs little compared with the work it can save you.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) land registry is published, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. Ground conditions differ between the upper settlements and those towards the river, so official landslide and flood maps are read address by address.

Key points

  • Settlements spread over the slopes of the Savuto valley.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.274 g.
  • Residents down 15.3% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 32.9%, average age 51.0.

Overview

Scigliano is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,108 residents, ranked 110 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scigliano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 65 of 150 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.274 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Scigliano, 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 15.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scigliano declared an average taxable income of 17,815 euros, in line with the province (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Scigliano is in climate zone E, with 2,119 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 659 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Scigliano has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 4.5% of the land in Scigliano, compared with 4.4% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Scigliano. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Scigliano: 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 Scigliano 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 15 inhabited census areas in Scigliano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 19.3%
  • fair 80.7%

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 078139. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.