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Calamonaci: 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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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 Francesco Crispi 1, Calamonaci.

Calamonaci, citrus groves in the hills behind Ribera

In the hills behind Ribera, a few kilometres from the coast of the province of Agrigento, Calamonaci is a farming village at around 300 metres, surrounded by citrus and olive groves. Ribera and Sciacca are the towns people turn to for shops, secondary schools and the hospital, and the sea is a short drive away.

The climate is mild (climate zone C): little heating in winter, but hot summers when orientation, wall thickness and shade make a difference. Houses in the village are mostly brick or stone buildings of one or two storeys; in the countryside there are rural houses tied to farmland. Before buying a rural property, have a surveyor check planning compliance and the cadastral registration.

The population is falling: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,143 residents in 2023, 232 fewer than in 2011, or 16.9%. The average age is 48.5, compared with 45.6 in the province, and 27.9% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 1.0%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Agrigento.

Calamonaci is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 26 other municipalities in the province, but expected ground acceleration in the village is moderate, at 0.080 g. For a house built in stages, with floors added over time, ask whether the extra storeys were designed and signed off by an engineer.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On slopes, gradient and landslides, and near gullies, flooding, are checked on the official maps for each plot.

Key points

  • Farming village among citrus groves, inland from Ribera.
  • Mild climate, zone C: hot summers, short winters.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.080 g.
  • 1,143 residents, down 16.9% since 2011.

Overview

Calamonaci is a municipality in the province of Agrigento, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,143 residents, among the smallest in the province (41 of 43).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calamonaci 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 0.080 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Calamonaci, 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 16.9%. 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 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calamonaci declared an average taxable income of 14,929 euros, below the provincial average (18,027 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calamonaci is in climate zone C, with 988 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 307 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calamonaci 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 2.5% of the land in Calamonaci, compared with 5.8% 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 Calamonaci.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calamonaci: 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 Calamonaci 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 11 inhabited census areas in Calamonaci. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 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 084006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.