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Baucina: 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 Dottor Greco 1, Baucina.

Baucina, a farming town in the hills inland from Palermo

Baucina is a town in the Palermo hinterland, at about 550 metres, surrounded by hills planted with wheat and olives. The city is under an hour away by car, close enough to work there and come home in the evening, yet the town keeps a farming rhythm and a simple layout of straight streets and terraced houses of one or two storeys.

Buyers in Baucina mostly find family homes, often built or extended in several stages. This is the classic situation where you should check that the property matches the floor plans and building permits, because extra storeys and enclosed verandas added over the years can complicate a sale. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,848 residents in 2023, down 8.2% since 2011. The average age is 46.5, against 44.7 in the province, and over-65s make up 26.4%. Foreign residents are 2.1%, a small share.

Baucina is in seismic zone 2, like 80 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.152 g. In masonry houses with added floors, the connection between the old and new parts matters: it is one of the things to have a surveyor check before completion.

The climate zone is D, with mild winters that are not warm at this height. The Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available, and from the address the report reaches the land parcel, the official landslide and flood maps and the distance to services.

Key points

  • Farming town in the hills south-east of Palermo.
  • Population down 8.2% since 2011, over-65s at 26.4%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.152 g.
  • Homes extended over time: check the building permits.

Overview

Baucina is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,848 residents, ranked 61 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Baucina 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 0.152 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Baucina, 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 8.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Baucina declared an average taxable income of 14,829 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Baucina is in climate zone D, with 1,577 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 550 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Baucina has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 3.8% of the land in Baucina, 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 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 Baucina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Baucina: 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 Baucina 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 10 inhabited census areas in Baucina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 6.3%
  • good 93.7%

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 082008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.