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Alessandria della Rocca: 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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Alessandria della Rocca, a village in the Sicani mountains

Alessandria della Rocca lies inland in the province of Agrigento, in the Sicani mountains, at around 530 metres. It is surrounded by hills of wheat and olive groves, woods on the higher tops, and provincial roads linking the villages of the area. Agrigento and the coast are more than an hour's drive away, so daily life revolves around the nearby towns.

Emigration has left a strong mark here. Many families moved to northern Italy or abroad, and some houses in the centre are lived in during the summer by those who come back. For buyers this means roomy homes, often masonry houses on several floors along sloping streets. Roofs, damp, wiring and plumbing are the first things to have checked.

Istat, the national statistics office, records 2,399 residents in 2023, down 23.1% on 2011. The average age is 49.9, above the provincial 45.6, and 31.1% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 1.7%, and declared incomes stay below the provincial average.

The municipality is classified in seismic zone 2, although the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.073 g, a low value for that zone. It is still worth asking whether older houses have had structural work, especially where floors were added over the years.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address, with distances to services and the official landslide maps for anyone looking at houses on the slopes.

Key points

  • Sicani mountains, inland in the province of Agrigento.
  • Population down 23.1% since 2011.
  • Average age 49.9, over-65s 31.1%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.073 g.

Overview

Alessandria della Rocca is a municipality in the province of Agrigento, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,399 residents, ranked 34 of 43 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alessandria della Rocca 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 0.073 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Alessandria della Rocca, 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 23.1%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alessandria della Rocca declared an average taxable income of 15,909 euros, below the provincial average (18,027 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Alessandria della Rocca is in climate zone C, with 1,311 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 533 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alessandria della Rocca has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 healthcare facilities.

There are 0.8 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 2.2% of the land in Alessandria della Rocca, compared with 5.8% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Alessandria della Rocca.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alessandria della Rocca: 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 Alessandria della Rocca 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 30 inhabited census areas in Alessandria della Rocca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.9%
  • good 61.7%
  • very good 25.4%

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

ISTAT code 084002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.