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Vaccarizzo Albanese: 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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For example: Via San Nicola 1, Vaccarizzo Albanese.

Vaccarizzo Albanese, an Arbëreshë community in the hills

Vaccarizzo Albanese is one of the Arbëreshë communities in the province of Cosenza, villages founded by Albanian refugees in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, where the language and traditions they brought have stayed alive. The village lies in the hills at around 450 metres, with a compact centre surrounded by olive groves and fields, and views opening out towards the plain.

For residents, the main services are elsewhere: the hospital, secondary schools, offices and large shops are in the bigger towns of the area, reached by car on hill roads. In the village you mostly find old houses on several floors, often in need of updating, sometimes with a piece of land nearby. The climate is zone D, with mild winters and hot summers, and in houses that have been closed for a while, damp and the systems are the first things to check.

In 2023 there were 1,001 residents, down 15.5% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.5, against 46.1 in the province, over-65s make up 28.0% and foreign residents 16.0%. Households have 2.15 members on average and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2, like 85 of 150 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.262 g. Before buying an old house, have an engineer or surveyor inspect the load-bearing walls, floors and roof and estimate the cost of strengthening.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps cover Vaccarizzo Albanese, and the report goes from the address to the plot. On hillside land it shows the official landslide maps there, together with the local price band and the distance to services.

Key points

  • Arbëreshë community in the hills, at around 450 metres.
  • 1,001 residents in 2023, foreign residents 16.0%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.262 g.
  • Old houses on several floors, often in need of updating.

Overview

Vaccarizzo Albanese is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,001 residents, ranked 118 of 150 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vaccarizzo Albanese 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 0.262 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vaccarizzo Albanese, 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 15.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 16.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vaccarizzo Albanese declared an average taxable income of 16,639 euros, below the provincial average (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vaccarizzo Albanese is in climate zone D, with 1,718 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 448 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vaccarizzo Albanese has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.5% of the land in Vaccarizzo Albanese, 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 Vaccarizzo Albanese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vaccarizzo Albanese: 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 Vaccarizzo Albanese 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 6 inhabited census areas in Vaccarizzo Albanese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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

ISTAT code 078152. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.