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Roccavaldina

Livability 6.0/10 · 965 residents · official site ↗

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Photo: Effems · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 62% of factors · 5/8 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 82% of factors · 9/11 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors

Scores are 0–10, computed only from factors we have data for; coverage shows how complete that is. A low score means a poor fit for that group’s needs, not a bad town. Tap an audience to see what drove its score.

The honest read

Working in its favour
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), about 27.3km away.
Depends on you
  • A small village — around 965 residents — quiet by nature.
Working against it
  • The population is gradually declining — down 2.23% in the latest year. Worth weighing if long-term services and resale matter to you.
  • No hospital shows up within reach in our mapping — worth checking where the nearest one actually is before committing.

Written from the data on this page — this town's own ISTAT and OpenStreetMap figures, not editorial impressions.

People

Population965
Median age52
Under 1519.5%
Over 6528.5%
Foreign residents18 (1.9%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (987 → 965)-2.23%-22
Natural change (4 births − 14 deaths)-10
International migration (0 arrived − 4 left)-4
Internal migration (19 arrived − 27 left)-8

Arrivals and departures over the year, from the ISTAT demographic balance. International migration counts moves across Italy’s border; internal migration counts moves to and from other Italian comuni.

Long-range projections are published by ISTAT only for comuni over ~5,000 residents.

Age structure

Male Female
0142842560–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Natural hazards

Earthquakes (last 20 yrs)9 recorded, strongest M4.1

Earthquakes from INGV (national seismic record); flood and landslide exposure from ISPRA IdroGEO (share of residents living in a mapped high-hazard zone). Wildfire history isn’t yet sourced. Always check the specific address of any property.

Property prices

Buy (sale)€390–820/m²
Rent€1–2.1/m²·mo
Central€520–820/m² · €1.2–1.9/m²·mo
Suburban€390–640/m² · €1–2.1/m²·mo

Agenzia delle Entrate - OMI · 2025 H2 · broad indicative €/m² ranges by OMI zone, not a valuation or a listing price. Always check the specific address and current listings for any property.

Air travel

Nearest airportReggio Calabria Airport (REG) · 27.3 km · Regional
International hubCatania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) · 83.9 km · International

Nearest airport with scheduled passenger service (great-circle distance). Verified against OurAirports, Assaeroporti and Wikipedia — cargo-only and general-aviation fields are excluded. Check the airport site for current routes and timetables.

Leisure & facilities

Gym / fitness3.8km
Golf coursenone nearby
Park / green space0.1km
Sports pitch32 within 5km
Tennis court3.1km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground1.5km
Swimming pool0.5km
Walking / hiking pathsnone nearby

Mapped from OpenStreetMap; absence here means “not mapped,” which isn’t always the same as “not there.”

Daily life & distances (within 1 km / 3 km / 5 km)

Supermarkets
- / 2 / 10
Pharmacies
1 / 4 / 11
Restaurants
1 / 7 / 19
Cafés / bars
1 / 6 / 18
Banks / ATMs
- / - / 4
Post offices
1 / 3 / 10
Schools
2 / 8 / 31
Beach
- / - / 5
Doctors
  • 1.Guardia Medica (in Monforte San Giorgio)
    ~9 min driving (4.2 km by road)
  • 2.Luigi Calderone (in San Pier Niceto)
    ~10 min driving (4.5 km by road)
  • 3.Franco Chiarenza (in San Pier Marina)
    ~12 min driving (7.2 km by road)
Clinics
  • 1.Unità Operativa Semplice – Neuropsichiatria dell’infanzia e dell’Adolescenza Milazzo – Lipari (in San Pier Marina)
    ~13 min driving (7.9 km by road)
  • 2.Consultorio del Tirreno- Rometta Marea (in Rometta Marea)
    ~15 min driving (9.1 km by road)
  • 3.Centro Diagnostico Microbiologico (in Olivarella)
    ~19 min driving (14.5 km by road)
Dentists
  • 1.Lombardo (in San Pier Marina)
    ~12 min driving (7.2 km by road)
  • 2.Studio Dentistico Dott.ssa Anna Maria Di Pietro (in Saponara Marittima)
    ~20 min driving (11.9 km by road)
  • 3.Dott. Raso Concetta (in Saponara Marittima)
    ~16 min driving (12.1 km by road)
Hospital
  • Presidio ospedaliero Giuseppe Fogliani (in Pezza Grande)
    ~21 min driving (15.6 km by road)
Bus stopNearby (1.1km)
Train station3.4km

Counts show what’s mapped in OpenStreetMap within each ring. Where little is close, the nearest few are listed with an estimated drive time (a guide, not a measured route; typically ~1.5× the straight-line distance at rural speeds). Daily services are searched to 15 km; hospital and beach to 100 km.

Foreign community

Romania13
Poland2
India1
Spain1
Switzerland1

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Christian (Orthodox)13
Hindu/Sikh1

Estimated from the foreignresidents’ country of citizenship, not a religion census — a guide to the likely background of the foreign community, not a measured figure.

Civic vitality

Municipal siteUpdated in the last 23 days — actively maintained
Online servicesANPR registry, CIE login, PagoPA payments, SPID login
Schools & childcarecurrent enrolments, school transport (current school year)

Read automatically from the comune’s own website — soft signals of how active the local administration is, not a verdict. Some towns use a shared regional portal, so a quiet site doesn’t always mean a quiet town. See the methodology.

Schools & education

Schools in the comune1 nursery · 1 primary · 1 middle school
3 state · MIUR 2026/27
UniversityNearest: University present · 15.2 km

School counts from the MIUR Anagrafe scuole (presence by level, not a ranking). Universities and conservatories/academies from the MIUR institution lists; nearby university presence from OpenStreetMap. A student presence often means more rentals and services.

What’s around Roccavaldina

Nearby features by direction and distance — what we could locate, nothing guessed.

Sources: ISTAT↗ · OpenStreetMap↗ · Comune site↗ · Photo↗ · Updated October 9, 2026 · How we know this →