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Blufi: 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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For example: Corso Italia 1, Blufi.

Blufi, a Madonie village facing inland Sicily

The Madonie mountains have one side facing the Tyrrhenian Sea and another sloping down towards the heart of Sicily: Blufi is on the latter, above 700 metres, in a landscape of farmed hills, pastures and woods. It is a farming village, far from the coast and from Palermo, with the main services in the larger Madonie towns and along the roads to the coast.

Buyers here find masonry houses in the centre and country houses. The useful checks are on the roof, services and the planning status of any extensions, to be done at the town hall before completion. The climate is zone D, but at this altitude winter can be cold.

The fall in population is marked. At the end of 2023 there were 859 residents, 20.7% fewer than the 1,083 of 2011. The average age is 51.5, against 44.7 in the province of Palermo, and over-65s are 32.9%, against 22.8% in the province. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

Blufi is in seismic zone 2 (zone 1 being the most hazardous), like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.119 g. For reinforced concrete buildings, ask for the design and the structural approval certificate; for masonry ones, what structural work has been done.

On the clay hills of the interior, landslide hazard needs checking for each address, and the report does this on the official maps. Cadastral data are available: the Revenue Agency publishes the maps and the report traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Inland side of the Madonie, above 700 metres.
  • 859 residents, 20.7% fewer than in 2011.
  • Over-65s at 32.9%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.119 g.

Overview

Blufi is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 859 residents, among the smallest in the province (78 of 82).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Blufi 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 0.119 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Blufi, 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 20.7%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (45). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Blufi declared an average taxable income of 17,362 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Blufi is in climate zone D, with 1,734 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 720 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 Blufi, 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 no contaminated sites in Blufi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Blufi: 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 Blufi 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 13 inhabited census areas in Blufi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.3%
  • good 72.7%

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 082082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.