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Bompietro: 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 Messineo 1, Bompietro.

Bompietro, on the southern side of the Madonie

Far from the coast and from Palermo, Bompietro sits on the southern side of the Madonie mountains, at around 690 metres, in an open landscape of wheat fields, pastures and hills. The municipality also includes the hamlet of Locati. For services, secondary schools and a hospital people look to the larger Madonie towns; the provincial capital is a long drive away.

The centre has stone and masonry houses, often on two floors, along sloping streets, and there are also country houses with land. Buyers should assess the structure, roof and services, and bear in mind that at this height winters are cool (climate zone D). Declared incomes are below the average for the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

The fall in residents is steep: 1,153 in 2023, 321 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 21.8% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is much older than the rest of the province: an average age of 52.3 against 44.7, with over-65s at 34.5% against 22.8%. Foreign residents make up 2.5%.

Bompietro is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like almost every municipality in the province (81 out of 82), and the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.119 g. With a masonry house, ask whether the walls and floors have been strengthened, and what documents prove it, before making an offer.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On the clay hills of the interior, landslide hazard is checked on the official maps, house by house.

Key points

  • Southern side of the Madonie, including the hamlet of Locati.
  • Over-65s at 34.5%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.119 g.
  • Population down 21.8% since 2011.

Overview

Bompietro is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,153 residents, ranked 72 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bompietro 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 Bompietro, 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 21.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (45). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bompietro declared an average taxable income of 17,153 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bompietro is in climate zone D, with 1,715 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 685 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bompietro has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

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 2.6% of the land in Bompietro, 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 Bompietro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bompietro: 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 Bompietro 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 15 inhabited census areas in Bompietro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.5%
  • good 97.5%

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 082012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.