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Agrigento: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Agrigento, Sicilia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Dante 7, Milan.

Agrigento, the city above the Valley of the Temples

Agrigento looks out over the sea from a hill on Sicily's southern coast, with the Valley of the Temples spread out below it: one of the best-known ancient Greek sites in the Mediterranean and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ancient Akragas was a powerful and wealthy Greek colony, and many centuries later the playwright Luigi Pirandello was born here. Cultural tourism, public services and trade account for much of the local economy.

Agrigento is the most populous municipality in its province, yet it holds only 13.5% of the province's residents, spread over 43 municipalities with several mid-sized towns. In 2023 it had 55,367 residents, compared with 58,323 at the 2011 census, a decline of 5.1%. The estimated average age is about 46, slightly above the rest of the province (45.6), and 24.2% of residents are over 65. Households average 2.21 people and 4.7% of residents are foreign nationals.

As the service centre for a large area, Agrigento is well equipped. Open map data from Overture count 59 education sites and 43 healthcare sites, roughly double the provincial rate per resident, along with 35 sports facilities and 266 cafés and restaurants.

Its seismic class is zone 2, the same as 27 of the 43 municipalities in the province; three are in zone 1, twelve in zone 3 and one in zone 4. In the built-up area the expected ground acceleration estimated by INGV, the national geophysics institute, is low at about 0.056 g. These two facts do not contradict each other: the zone is an administrative classification applied to the whole municipality, while the acceleration describes the hazard expected at a given spot. The condition of the specific building remains what matters most.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps (Agenzia delle Entrate) cover Agrigento, and the report identifies the land parcel from the address. There is no verdict on landslides or flooding for the city as a whole: on terrain made of hills and slopes, the check is done address by address.

Key points

  • Largest municipality in the province, but with only 13.5% of its residents.
  • 55,367 residents in 2023, down 5.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, low expected ground acceleration (about 0.056 g).
  • Roughly twice the provincial rate of education and healthcare sites per resident.

Overview

Agrigento is the capital of the province of Agrigento, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 55,367 residents, the most populous municipality in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Agrigento is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (27 of 43) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.056 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Agrigento, 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Agrigento.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Agrigento has 59 schools and 19 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 27 grocery shops and supermarkets, 43 healthcare facilities, 35 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Agrigento: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 084001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.