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Stefanaconi: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Roma 1, Stefanaconi.

Stefanaconi, a hill village on the edge of Vibo Valentia

For anyone working in Vibo Valentia, Stefanaconi is one of the options close at hand: the village sits on the hills east of the provincial capital, among olive groves and fields, and the town is a few minutes away by car. The Tyrrhenian coast, with Pizzo and the gulf of Sant'Eufemia, is a little further.

The village has a centre of masonry houses and a newer part that has grown along the roads towards Vibo. Homes are mostly detached houses on one or two floors, sometimes with land. People live here all year and rely on the services of the provincial capital. On the hillsides the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the address, and near ditches the flood maps.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,296 residents in 2023, down 9.1% since 2011. The average age is 44.2, lower than the 45.5 of the province, and households have 2.44 members on average. Foreign residents make up 4.9%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average, which is unusual for a small Calabrian village.

Earthquakes need a clear answer. All 50 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, and the expected ground acceleration in Stefanaconi is 0.269 g. Before buying, ask for the structural design or, for older houses, whether seismic upgrades have been carried out.

The climate is zone D. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the plot.

Key points

  • Hills east of Vibo Valentia, minutes from the town.
  • Average age 44.2, below the province.
  • All 50 municipalities around Vibo in seismic zone 1.
  • Expected acceleration 0.269 g: check the structure.

Overview

Stefanaconi is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,296 residents, ranked 18 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stefanaconi is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 50 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.269 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Stefanaconi, 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 9.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stefanaconi declared an average taxable income of 18,110 euros, in line with the province (17,878 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Stefanaconi is in climate zone D, with 1,516 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 365 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Stefanaconi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 4.1% of the land in Stefanaconi, compared with 5.9% 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 Stefanaconi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Stefanaconi: 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 Stefanaconi 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 9 inhabited census areas in Stefanaconi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 15.8%
  • fair 84.2%

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 102043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.