Stilo: 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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Stilo, the Byzantine Cattolica below Monte Consolino
The Cattolica of Stilo, a small Byzantine church with five domes clinging to the slope of Monte Consolino, is the monument Stilo is known for and the reason many visitors climb up here. Stilo lies in the Stilaro valley, in the Ionian part of the province of Reggio Calabria, and its historic centre scrambles up the rock with tightly packed houses, steep lanes and stairways. The philosopher Tommaso Campanella was born here.
The sea is a few kilometres away, but the village has the character of inland Calabria. For buyers, the historic centre offers old houses on several levels, often needing restoration, with pedestrian access and little parking nearby; lower down and along the roads there are more recent buildings. For the hospital and larger services, people go down to the coast and to the bigger towns on the Ionian coast.
The population is falling. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,337 residents (2023), down 13.0% from 2,687 in 2011. The average age is 44.5, close to the provincial figure, and over-65s make up 21.1%. Foreign residents are 0.9%. Average incomes are well below the provincial level.
Every municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria is in seismic zone 1, the highest class in the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration in Stilo is about 0.170 g. For an old masonry house, especially one built against others, get a surveyor's view on the walls, floors and roof, and ask whether any seismic improvement work has been done and under which permits.
In a village built on rock and hillsides, the report checks the official landslide maps at the exact address and, along the Stilaro, the flood maps. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality.
Key points
- The Byzantine Cattolica and old town below Monte Consolino
- Stilaro valley, on Calabria's Ionian side
- 2,337 residents, down 13.0% since 2011
- Seismic zone 1 like the whole province: check the structure
Overview
Stilo is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,337 residents, ranked 44 of 97 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stilo 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 0.170 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Stilo, 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 13.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stilo declared an average taxable income of 14,588 euros, below the provincial average (19,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Stilo is in climate zone D, with 1,490 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 400 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Stilo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 5 sports facilities.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 2.8% of the land in Stilo, compared with 5.8% 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 Stilo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Stilo: 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 Stilo 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 34 inhabited census areas in Stilo. 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 080092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.