Pazzano became a comunein 1811. Minerary activities lasted until the 20th century. During the 1950s, the inhabitants began to emigrate to northern Italy, and Pazzano's population drastically reduced.
At Sydney,(Australia), since the 1950s the emigrants of Pazzano created a little Community in Brookvale (nicknamed Pazzaniedu) and at Narraweena, every year take place the Santo Salvatore's fiest.
The 25 old iron mines of Borbonic period, now closed:
Principe Ereditario (Settecento)
Carolina (Settecento)
S. Ferdinando (Settecento)
Regina
Noceto
Scolo
Galleria Italia
Galleria Piave
Galleria Acqua Calda
Contrì
San Giuseppe
R. Principe
Colle di Banno
Lucarello
S. Maria
Perrone
Gotto
perronello
Clementina
Clementina II
San Carlo
San Nicola
Campoli
Garibaldi
San Luigi
Grotta Nuova
Provvisoria
Regina ribasso
Melichicchi
Umberto I
Fontana Vecchia or Fontana dei minatori (Old Fountain or Miner's Fountain)
People
Giuseppe Coniglio (2 December 1922 – 13 March 2006), poet. He wrote Calabria contadina (poetry, 1973), Quattru chjacchjari e ddui arrisi (poetry, 1984), A terra mia (poetry, 1998) and Marcu e Filomena (theatrical comedy)
Economy
Beginning of works for retrieving of an alleged Byzantine ruin (17 March 2017)olive groveMadonna della stella Statue
In the past Pazzano had an industrial activity related with Reali Ferriere di Mongiana, people who worked in the field in spring and summer period on winter worked in the iron mines.
The subsistence agriculture produced olive oil, wine, grain, cheese, vegetables like eggplants, tomatoes, chicory, zucchini, beans, chickpeas, fruit like oranges, figs, and pears.
There were also limestone quarries, hydraulic mills, and a homemade of dress production.
The 1960s was also the period when emigration to Italian northern cities and year by year numerous economical activities closed.
Pazzano is located on the SS 110 state road, 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the coastal town of Monasterace Marina.
There is a bus service, Federico, that links Pazzano with Reggio Calabria and several other towns including Stilo, Caulonia, Gioiosa Ionica and Locri. The nearest railway station is Monasterace Marina (15 km).
A cumprunta (2000)
Food
Sweets in Stilaro valley
Pazzano's food is typical of Calabria, and includes:
