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Settingiano: 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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For example: Corso Bernardino Telesio 1, Settingiano.

Settingiano, a residential hill town on Catanzaro's doorstep

Settingiano is one of the small hill municipalities ringing Catanzaro, a few kilometres from the regional capital, in the narrowest part of Calabria between the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas. The old village sits high up, while newer building has spread along the roads leading down towards the valley and the city.

In recent years Settingiano has attracted families who work in Catanzaro and want a detached house or a larger flat outside the city. Supply is mainly detached homes, recent blocks of flats and houses in the old centre. Daily commuters drive; the trip to Catanzaro is short, and Lamezia Terme, with its airport and station, is reached along the Due Mari road that crosses the isthmus.

Unlike many small municipalities in southern Italy, the population here is growing: 3,268 residents in 2023, up 10.6% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is also young, with an average age of 42.5 against 46.1 for the province of Catanzaro and over-65s at 19.5%. Foreign residents are few, at 2.6%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the main issue. Settingiano is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification, like 44 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.259 g, a high value. For recent buildings, ask for the structural design and the final inspection certificate (collaudo); for masonry houses in the old centre, a surveyor's check is close to essential.

On the hill slopes, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the cadastral parcel.

Key points

  • Residential hill town a few kilometres from Catanzaro.
  • Up 10.6% since 2011, average age 42.5.
  • Incomes above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.259 g.

Overview

Settingiano is a municipality in the province of Catanzaro, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,268 residents, ranked 24 of 80 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Settingiano is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (45 of 80) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.259 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Settingiano, 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 10.6%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Settingiano declared an average taxable income of 21,745 euros, above the provincial average (19,667 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Settingiano is in climate zone C, with 1,219 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 170 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Settingiano has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 12.2% of the land in Settingiano, 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 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 contaminated sites in Settingiano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Settingiano: 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 Settingiano 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 Settingiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 079131. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.