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Alcara li Fusi: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Corso Donadei 1, Alcara li Fusi.

Alcara li Fusi, below the Rocche del Crasto in the Nebrodi

Alcara li Fusi is a village in the Nebrodi, the wooded mountains of north-eastern Sicily, at the foot of the Rocche del Crasto, rock walls where birds of prey such as the griffon vulture nest. The centre sits at around 400 metres, in a valley running down to the Tyrrhenian coast, where the coast road, the railway and the area's larger towns are.

The choice for a buyer is clear: a mountain village inside the Nebrodi park, where services, hospital and secondary schools are on the coast and reached by car along a valley road. Houses in the centre are stone-built, often on several levels with uphill access, and many need work on roofs, floors and systems.

There are 1,654 residents (2023), down 20.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is old: an average age of 52.4 against 46.7 in the province of Messina, over-65s at 35.2%. Foreign residents are 1.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2, like 91 of the 108 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.182 g. In old stone houses, checking walls, floors and roof comes before the finishes.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. The report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps for that point, to be read carefully in an area of steep slopes and streams.

Key points

  • Nebrodi village below the Rocche del Crasto.
  • Services and hospital on the Tyrrhenian coast, by car.
  • Over-65s at 35.2%, average age 52.4.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.182 g.

Overview

Alcara li Fusi is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,654 residents, ranked 60 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alcara li Fusi is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (91 of 108) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Alcara li Fusi, 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 fallen by 20.2%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alcara li Fusi declared an average taxable income of 15,772 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Alcara li Fusi is in climate zone C, with 1,310 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 400 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alcara li Fusi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

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 1.5% of the land in Alcara li Fusi, compared with 6.0% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Alcara li Fusi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alcara li Fusi: 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 Alcara li Fusi 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 14 inhabited census areas in Alcara li Fusi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 32.3%
  • good 67.7%

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

ISTAT code 083001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.