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Trebisacce: 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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Trebisacce, old hilltop town and seafront on the Ionian coast

Trebisacce has two sides. The old centre sits on a rocky spur some way above the sea, with narrow lanes and tightly packed houses. Below it, along the northern Ionian coast of the province of Cosenza, runs the modern town, with its seafront, the SS106 coast road and the Ionian railway. The Sibari plain begins to the south, and behind the town the hills rise towards the Pollino mountains.

In summer the town fills up. Many homes near the seafront are holiday houses used mainly in the warmer months, and supermarkets are well above the provincial rate per resident (1.39 per 1,000 against 0.76). If you plan to live here all year, healthcare is thinner: 0.23 facilities per 1,000 residents against 0.56 in the province.

In 2023 there were 8,627 residents, down 1.2% since 2011, which is a better record than many nearby towns. The average age is 47.1 and 26.8% are over 65, more than in the province (24.4%). Foreign nationals make up 8.2%, and declared incomes are above the provincial average.

The province of Cosenza has 65 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 85 in zone 2. Trebisacce is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.129 g. Many small blocks by the sea went up quickly during the holiday boom, so before buying check the planning permission and the condition of the columns and balconies, which suffer from the salt air.

Coming down from the hills to the sea are the fiumare, stony riverbeds that stay dry for most of the year and can fill within hours in heavy rain. The report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the exact address, as well as the cadastral parcel.

Key points

  • Old centre on a spur, seafront along the SS106.
  • 8,627 residents, down 1.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.129 g.
  • Many holiday homes; seasonal torrents worth checking.

Overview

Trebisacce is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 8,627 residents, ranked 20 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Trebisacce 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 0.129 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Trebisacce, 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 1.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Trebisacce declared an average taxable income of 20,090 euros, above the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Trebisacce is in climate zone C, with 973 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 73 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Trebisacce has 10 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 10.1% of the land in Trebisacce, compared with 4.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 12.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Trebisacce; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Trebisacce: 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 Trebisacce 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 40 inhabited census areas in Trebisacce. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • poor 0.0%
  • modest 11.1%
  • fair 84.2%
  • good 4.7%

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 078150. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.