Aci Bonaccorsi: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Catania, Sicilia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Aci Bonaccorsi, a small town on the slopes of Etna
Aci Bonaccorsi is one of the towns that carry the name Aci, on the south-eastern slopes of Etna between Catania and Acireale. Its territory is small and almost entirely built up: land take is far above the Sicilian average, and the town merges seamlessly with its neighbours along the roads that climb from the coast towards the volcano.
This is a place where people live and work elsewhere, mostly in Catania. It has grown quickly: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,558 residents in 2023, up 11.2% since 2011, or 358 more people. The average age is 44.2, the same as the province, and over-65s make up 20.5%. Foreign residents are few, at 1.6%. Average declared incomes are above the provincial average.
For buyers, the most common home is a detached or two-storey house with a garden, alongside newer blocks of flats. Rush-hour traffic towards Catania needs to be factored in. Overture Maps data record 5 school sites, 8 sports facilities and 19 bars and restaurants, more per resident than the provincial average.
The eastern flank of Etna is crossed by faults that cause shallow earthquakes. Aci Bonaccorsi is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department scale (the national emergency agency), like 53 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.225 g, a high value. Before buying, ask for the design date, any structural surveys and work done under the building tax incentives, and check that the paperwork is in order.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. With so much sealed ground, rainwater run-off along the sloping streets is also worth checking at the exact spot.
Key points
- Small, built-up town on the slopes of Etna, near Catania.
- 3,558 residents in 2023, up 11.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, high expected acceleration, about 0.225 g.
- Average incomes above the provincial level.
Overview
Aci Bonaccorsi is a municipality in the province of Catania, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,558 residents, ranked 51 of 58 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aci Bonaccorsi is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (54 of 58) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.225 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Aci Bonaccorsi, 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 11.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aci Bonaccorsi declared an average taxable income of 24,041 euros, above the provincial average (20,793 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Aci Bonaccorsi is in climate zone C, with 1,213 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 365 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aci Bonaccorsi has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 1.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).
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 42.1% of the land in Aci Bonaccorsi, compared with 8.0% in the province and 6.6% 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 Aci Bonaccorsi.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aci Bonaccorsi: 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 Aci Bonaccorsi 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 9 inhabited census areas in Aci Bonaccorsi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.
Residents by band
- good 65.6%
- very good 34.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 087001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.