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Tarsia: 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: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Tarsia.

Tarsia, the Crati valley and its reserve lake

The A2 motorway has two exits named after Tarsia, which says a lot about the village's position: it sits in the middle Crati valley, at about 200 metres, half an hour from Cosenza and a similar distance from the Sibari plain. Within the municipality is Lake Tarsia, a reservoir on the Crati protected as a nature reserve, and the museum recalling the Ferramonti internment camp, which operated during the Second World War.

The village has a historic core on the hill and a newer part towards the valley, where the main roads run. Buyers find village houses, detached homes and country houses with land, often with olive groves. With many homes built or extended at different times, check that the building permits, the cadastre and the actual property all match.

There were 1,825 residents in 2023, down 14.7% on 2011. The average age of 46.3 is similar to the provincial figure (46.1), over-65s make up 25.0% and foreign residents 5.0%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Cosenza.

The Crati valley is a significant seismic area. Tarsia is in seismic zone 2, like 84 other municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the village is high: 0.269 g. The structural design and inspection certificate are the first documents to ask for.

Houses on the valley floor, near the river, should also be looked at from a flooding point of view. From the address, the report uses the Revenue Agency cadastral maps to identify the land parcel and checks the official flood and landslide maps.

Key points

  • Middle Crati valley, with two A2 motorway exits.
  • Lake Tarsia nature reserve; Ferramonti museum.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.269 g.
  • Valley-floor homes: check flood-prone areas.

Overview

Tarsia is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,825 residents, ranked 80 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tarsia is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (85 of 150) 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 Tarsia, 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 14.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tarsia declared an average taxable income of 14,817 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tarsia is in climate zone C, with 1,201 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 192 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tarsia has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

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 4.3% of the land in Tarsia, compared with 4.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.3 hectares.

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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Tarsia. 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 Tarsia: 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 Tarsia 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 30 inhabited census areas in Tarsia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.

Residents by band

  • poor 2.2%
  • modest 31.3%
  • fair 66.5%

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 078145. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.