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Siderno: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, 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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Siderno.

Siderno, the Ionian seafront and the old hill town above it

Siderno has two quite separate parts. Siderno Superiore is the old village on the hill, with stone houses and grand family residences, now sparsely lived in; the Marina is the town that grew up in the twentieth century along the Ionian coast, crossed by the SS106 coast road and the railway, where almost everyone now lives. Together with neighbouring Locri it forms the largest urban area of the Locride, this stretch of southern Calabria's coast.

The Marina is the heart of daily life: shops, schools, the seafront, offices. The housing is mostly small and medium blocks of flats built from the 1960s onwards, sometimes finished in stages. Up in the hill village there are old houses at low prices, but they come with major works to budget for and narrow lanes. Many families have relatives who emigrated abroad, and some homes stand empty for much of the year.

At the end of 2023 there were 17,558 residents, up 4.0% since 2011, or 679 more people, against the trend in the province. The estimated average age is 43.8, below the 45.2 of the metropolitan area of Reggio Calabria, and over-65s make up 20.4%. Foreign residents account for 4.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Here earthquakes are the main issue. All 97 municipalities in the province are in the same seismic zone, zone 1, the highest-hazard class used by Italy's Civil Protection Department, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.184 g. In a block of flats on the Marina, ask for the design, the sign-off inspection and whether floors were added after the original construction: it is one of the most important questions to put to the seller.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report finds the plot from the address. The fiumare, the stony riverbeds coming down from the Aspromonte mountains, stay dry for months and can flood within hours in a storm, so near their banks flood hazard is checked for the address.

Key points

  • Old hill village and a seafront town along the SS106.
  • Population up 4.0% since 2011; average age 43.8.
  • The whole province is in seismic zone 1, the highest hazard.
  • Fiumare riverbeds: sudden flooding to check near the banks.

Overview

Siderno is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 17,558 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 97).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Siderno is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 97 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.184 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Siderno, 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 4.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Siderno declared an average taxable income of 17,578 euros, below the provincial average (19,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Siderno is in climate zone B, with 770 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 December to 31 March, for up to 8 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 5 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Siderno has 19 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities and 11 sports facilities.

There are 1.0 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 18.9% of the land in Siderno, compared with 5.8% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Siderno, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Siderno: 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 Siderno 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 121 inhabited census areas in Siderno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.2%
  • fair 94.8%

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 080088. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.