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Aliminusa: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Palermo, 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 Generale Grisanti 1, Aliminusa.

Aliminusa, a hill village inland from Termini Imerese

Away from the coast and the traffic of Palermo, Aliminusa is a small farming town in the inland hills of the province, behind Termini Imerese, at around 450 metres. Around it lie wheat fields, olive groves and pasture, with the Madonie mountains on the horizon.

Homes here are mainly family houses on two or three floors in the centre, often extended over time, plus a few country houses. For work, secondary schools and the hospital, people head to the coast and the larger towns, always by car. The climate zone is C: mild winters and hot summers, so in summer shade and roof insulation matter as much as heating in winter. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 1,043 residents, 19.2% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 49.7 against 44.7 for the province, and over-65s make up 30.1%, above the provincial 22.8%. Foreign nationals account for 1.2%.

Almost the whole province of Palermo is in seismic zone 2: Aliminusa is one of the 81 municipalities in this class, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.143 g. In houses that have had floors added at different times, have an engineer check how the storeys were joined and whether the building permits are in order.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On the clay hills of inland Sicily, landslide hazard and slope should be checked on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Farming town in the inland hills behind Termini Imerese.
  • Population down 19.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, like 81 municipalities in the province.
  • Climate zone C: mild winters, hot summers.

Overview

Aliminusa is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,043 residents, among the smallest in the province (74 of 82).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aliminusa is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (81 of 82) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.143 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Aliminusa, 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 19.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aliminusa declared an average taxable income of 14,766 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aliminusa is in climate zone C, with 1,326 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 450 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aliminusa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 3.3% of the land in Aliminusa, compared with 5.7% 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 low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Aliminusa. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aliminusa: 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 Aliminusa 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 4 inhabited census areas in Aliminusa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.9%
  • good 99.1%

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 082003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.