Roccaforte del Greco

Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni Βουνί (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Roccaforte del Greco
View of Roccaforte del Greco
Coat of arms
Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni Location within Italy Roccaforte del Greco / Vuni Location within Calabria
Coordinates: 38°3′N 15°54′E
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Metropolitan city	Reggio Calabria (RC)
Frazioni	Ghorio di Roccaforte
Government
• Mayor	Domenico Penna
Area
• Total	43.86 km2 (16.93 sq mi)
Elevation	983 m (3,225 ft)
Population  (2026)
• Total	291
• Density	6.63/km2 (17.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Roccafortesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	89060
Dialing code	0965
Website	Official website

Roccaforte del Greco (Calabrian Greek: Βουνί, romanized: Vunì) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the region of Calabria in southern Italy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Reggio Calabria. It has 291 inhabitants.

Roccaforte del Greco borders the municipalities of Bagaladi, Cardeto, Condofuri, Reggio Calabria, Roghudi, San Lorenzo, Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Scilla, and Sinopoli.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 291, of which 50.5% are male, and 49.5% are female. Minors make up 3.1% of the population, and seniors make up 41.6%.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	1,524	—
1871	1,217	−20.1%
1881	1,392	+14.4%
1901	1,392	+0.0%
1911	1,556	+11.8%
1921	2,048	+31.6%
1931	1,940	−5.3%
1936	1,933	−0.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	1,778	−8.0%
1961	1,740	−2.1%
1971	1,377	−20.9%
1981	1,186	−13.9%
1991	1,213	+2.3%
2001	802	−33.9%
2011	550	−31.4%
2021	367	−33.3%

Source: ISTAT

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 2.0% of the population. The foreign countries of birth are India, Morocco, Georgia, and Romania.