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Spezzano della Sila: 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 Camigliatello 1, Spezzano della Sila.

Spezzano della Sila, from the village to Camigliatello

The municipality of Spezzano della Sila brings together two very different places. The village sits on the slopes of the Presila facing Cosenza, at around eight hundred metres; higher up, on the plateau, is Camigliatello Silano, the Sila's holiday resort, with hotels and second homes close to the pine forests of the Sila National Park.

The property market differs accordingly. In the village, buyers are mostly looking for a main home, often an older one, and often work in Cosenza or Rende, reached by car along the road climbing towards the Sila. In Camigliatello, holiday homes dominate, used in summer and on winter weekends: snow, access roads, heating and the costs of a building left closed for months are what count there.

In 2023 there were 4,240 residents, down 5.6% since 2011. The average age is 46.8, close to the provincial 46.1, over-65s make up 24.3% and foreign residents 6.0%. Average declared incomes are a little above the average for the province of Cosenza.

Earthquakes are the sensitive point. The province has 65 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 85 in zone 2, according to the Civil Protection Department's classification; Spezzano is in zone 1, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.276 g, a high value. Before buying, ask for the design date, structural checks and any work carried out; for masonry houses in the old village, a survey is money well spent.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published. On the steep slopes of the Presila, the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • The Presila village plus Camigliatello Silano on the plateau.
  • 4,240 residents, down 5.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected ground acceleration about 0.276 g.
  • Holiday homes in the Sila: check snow, access and heating.

Overview

Spezzano della Sila is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 4,240 residents, ranked 35 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Spezzano della Sila 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 0.276 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Spezzano della Sila, 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 5.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Spezzano della Sila declared an average taxable income of 18,872 euros, in line with the province (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Spezzano della Sila is in climate zone E, with 2,392 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 800 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Spezzano della Sila has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 2.9% of the land in Spezzano della Sila, 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 no contaminated sites in Spezzano della Sila.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Spezzano della Sila: 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 Spezzano della Sila 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 35 inhabited census areas in Spezzano della Sila. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 99.3%

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 078143. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.