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Vallelonga: 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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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, Vallelonga.

Vallelonga, a hill village inland from Vibo Valentia

Vallelonga is a village in the interior of the province of Vibo Valentia, on the high ground rising towards the Serre mountains. The town hall stands at about 650 metres and the built-up area is compact, surrounded by fields and woodland. For work, secondary schools and hospital care you drive down to the larger towns of the province.

The population figures point upwards. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 793 residents at the end of 2023, 111 more than the 682 counted in 2011, an increase of 16.3%. Foreign residents make up 15.5%. The average age, 43.7, is lower than the provincial 45.5, and over-65s account for 22.8%. Declared incomes remain below the provincial average.

Homes on the market are mostly village houses, often on several floors and built or extended at different times. This is climate zone D: winters are cool and heating is needed for a good part of the year, so windows, insulation and the boiler make a real difference to running costs.

Earthquakes are the main issue. All 50 municipalities in the province of Vibo Valentia are in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department, and the expected ground acceleration in the centre of Vallelonga is about 0.256 g. For a masonry house, ask what structural work has been carried out and see the paperwork; for a reinforced concrete building, ask for the design year and the structural sign-off.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report can go from an address to the land parcel. On sloping ground, gradient and landslide hazard are read from the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Hill village inland from Vibo Valentia, towards the Serre.
  • 793 residents, up 16.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 43.7, against 45.5 in the province.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 1: about 0.256 g here.

Overview

Vallelonga is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 793 residents, among the smallest in the province (46 of 50).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vallelonga 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 0.256 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vallelonga, 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 grown by 16.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vallelonga declared an average taxable income of 13,187 euros, below the provincial average (17,878 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vallelonga is in climate zone D, with 2,017 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 646 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vallelonga has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 3.0% of the land in Vallelonga, 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

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Vallelonga.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vallelonga: 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 Vallelonga 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 Vallelonga. 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

ISTAT code 102045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.