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CalabriaReggio di Calabria

Fiumara

Livability 4.7/10 · 789 residents · official site ↗

Fiumara — Borgo Croce 01.jpg
Photo: Codas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 75% of factors · 6/8 factors
based on 83% of factors · 10/12 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 80% of factors · 8/10 factors
based on 67% of factors · 6/9 factors
based on 73% of factors · 8/11 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 62% of factors · 5/8 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 67% of factors · 4/6 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 16.2km away.
Depends on you
  • The coast is close — about 4km to the nearest beach.
  • A small village — around 789 residents — quiet by nature.
Working against it
  • The population is gradually declining — down 4.36% 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.
  • Some earthquake history here, the strongest around M4.5 over the last 20 years — worth asking about a building's construction and any anti-seismic work.

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

People

Population789
Median age52
Under 1516.6%
Over 6530.5%
Foreign residents46 (5.8%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (825 → 789)-4.36%-36
Natural change (5 births − 15 deaths)-10
International migration (4 arrived − 12 left)-8
Internal migration (13 arrived − 31 left)-18

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
0102131410–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Natural hazards

Earthquakes (last 20 yrs)10 recorded, strongest M4.51 were significant (M≥4.5)

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)€350–720/m²
Rent€1.2–2.8/m²·mo
Central€390–720/m² · €1.4–2.8/m²·mo
Rural€350–670/m² · €1.2–2.4/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) · 16.2 km · Regional
International hubLamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport (SUF) · 90.8 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 / fitness3.6km
Golf coursenone nearby
Park / green space2.9km
Sports pitch29 within 5km
Tennis court4km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground4.4km
Swimming pool2.5km
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
- / - / 6
Restaurants
- / - / 26
Cafés / bars
1 / 1 / 20
Beach
- / - / 7
Pharmacies
  • 1.Pharmacy (in Campo Calabro)
    ~8 min driving (4.7 km by road)
  • 2.Farmacia Eredi (in Serro)
    ~8 min driving (4.8 km by road)
  • 3.Pharmacy (in Villa San Giovanni)
    ~12 min driving (7.4 km by road)
Banks / ATMs
  • 1.Bank or ATM (in San Roberto)
    ~9 min driving (5.4 km by road)
  • 2.Bank or ATM (in Scilla)
    ~12 min driving (7.5 km by road)
  • 3.Bank or ATM (in Scilla)
    ~12 min driving (7.5 km by road)
Post offices
  • 1.Poste Italiane (in Campo Calabro)
    ~8 min driving (4.9 km by road)
  • 2.Post office (in San Roberto)
    ~9 min driving (5.4 km by road)
  • 3.Poste Italiane (in Archi)
    ~16 min driving (9.4 km by road)
Doctors
  • 1.PMA (in Sperone)
    ~20 min driving (15.1 km by road)
  • 2.Pediatria (in Sperone)
    ~20 min driving (15.1 km by road)
  • 3.Anestesia e reanimazione (in Sperone)
    ~20 min driving (15.1 km by road)
Clinics
  • 1.Casa Di Cura Cappellani S.p.a. (near Messina)
    ~23 min driving (17.2 km by road)
  • 2.Centro Dialisi Omega S.R.L. (near San Michele)
    ~24 min driving (18 km by road)
  • 3.Studio Pietro Colosi (in Messina)
    ~25 min driving (18.6 km by road)
Dentists
  • 1.Dental Service Srl-Stp Dott. Bova (in Reggio Calabria)
    ~25 min driving (19 km by road)
  • 2.Dental Clinic (in Messina)
    ~26 min driving (19.2 km by road)
  • 3.Dentist (in Bordonaro Sivirga)
    ~30 min driving (22.4 km by road)
Schools
  • 1.Scuola statale Salice (in Campo Calabro)
    ~9 min driving (5.2 km by road)
  • 2.Scuola dell'infanzia Sambatello (in San Giovanni di Sambatello)
    ~12 min driving (7.2 km by road)
  • 3.Medie Statali Rocco Caminiti (in Villa San Giovanni)
    ~13 min driving (7.6 km by road)
Hospital
  • Ospedale "Scillesi d'America" (in Scilla)
    ~12 min driving (7.1 km by road)
Bus stopNearby (1.8km)
Train station4.2km

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

Morocco23
Romania11
Ukraine7
Poland2
Belarus1
Nigeria1
Senegal1

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim24
Christian (Orthodox)18
Mixed Christian / Muslim1

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.

1€ house scheme

Statusmanual check required
Sourcemunicipal page ↗

Detected automatically from public pages. 1€ schemes have conditions (renovation obligations, deposits, deadlines) — always confirm directly with the comune before acting.

Civic vitality

Municipal siteUpdated in the last 16 days — actively maintained
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned

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 primary · 1 middle school
2 state · MIUR 2026/27
UniversityNearest: University present · 10.4 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 Fiumara

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 →