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Bivona: 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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Bivona, the Sicani mountains and the peaches

Bivona lies at the foot of the Sicani mountains, in the northern interior of the province of Agrigento, at around 500 metres. It is a farming town known for the Bivona peach, which has protected geographical indication, and for an old centre with churches and palazzi of some note. The coast and the provincial capital are a long way off, so life revolves around the town and the nearby hill villages.

For buyers, the choice is between masonry houses in the old centre, sometimes large and in need of renovation, and more recent homes in the newer districts. Streets are steep, services are those of a small town, and reaching a hospital or the main offices means a fair drive. The climate (zone C) is mild, but winters in the hills are cold.

There are 3,120 residents (2023), down 19.6% since 2011. The average age is 48.6 against 45.6 for the province, over-65s are 27.8% and foreign residents 2.0%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Bivona is in seismic zone 2, like 26 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.078 g. With an old house, ask for paperwork on any structural work and have the floors and roof checked.

The report locates the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps and checks landslide and flood hazard for the address, as well as the distance to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • At the foot of the Sicani mountains, around 500 m
  • Down 19.6% since 2011, average age 48.6
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.078 g
  • Large historic houses, often needing renovation

Overview

Bivona is a municipality in the province of Agrigento, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,120 residents, ranked 28 of 43 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bivona 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 0.078 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bivona, 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 19.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bivona declared an average taxable income of 17,737 euros, in line with the province (18,027 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bivona is in climate zone C, with 1,268 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 503 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bivona has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 2.5% of the land in Bivona, compared with 5.8% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Bivona; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bivona: 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 Bivona 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 23 inhabited census areas in Bivona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 32.5%
  • good 67.5%

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 084004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.