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Buseto Palizzolo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Trapani, 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 Roma 1, Buseto Palizzolo.

Buseto Palizzolo, rural hamlets in the hills behind Trapani

Buseto Palizzolo is made up of many small hamlets and rural districts scattered through the hills inland from Trapani and Erice, among vineyards, olive groves and arable fields. There is no compact old centre: the town hall is in Buseto, and around it lie clusters such as Palizzolo and Badia, plus many isolated country houses. The sea is close, but the municipality has no coastline.

Buyers here usually want a house with land, often an old farmhouse or a detached home built in recent decades. Trapani is a drive away and is where people go for work, public offices and the hospital. The climate is mild, climate zone C, but with country houses check the connections to mains services, the water supply and drainage.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there are 2,745 residents (2023), down 9.4% since 2011. The average age of 46.6 is close to the provincial figure of 46.0. Residents over 65 make up 25.8% and foreign nationals 3.9%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Buseto Palizzolo is in seismic zone 2, like 18 of the 25 municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, at 0.066 g. For stone or tufa houses renovated over the years, find out whether the work touched the structure or only the finishes.

The report starts from the exact address. For an isolated house it is the easiest way to see real distances to schools, pharmacies and shops, together with the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Hamlets and farmland scattered in the hills behind Trapani and Erice
  • 2,745 residents, down 9.4% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, but low expected acceleration: 0.066 g
  • Country houses: check mains services, water and drainage

Overview

Buseto Palizzolo is a municipality in the province of Trapani, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,745 residents, among the smallest in the province (22 of 25).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Buseto Palizzolo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (18 of 25) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.066 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Buseto Palizzolo, 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 9.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Buseto Palizzolo declared an average taxable income of 17,378 euros, below the provincial average (18,927 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Buseto Palizzolo is in climate zone C, with 1,086 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 249 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Buseto Palizzolo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

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 3.9% of the land in Buseto Palizzolo, compared with 7.9% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 hectares.

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 Buseto Palizzolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Buseto Palizzolo: 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 Buseto Palizzolo 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 41 inhabited census areas in Buseto Palizzolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 63.2%
  • good 36.8%

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 081002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.