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Caltavuturo: 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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Caltavuturo, on the edge of the Madonie mountains

Caltavuturo is a village in the interior of the province of Palermo, on the edge of the Madonie mountains, built at around 600 metres at the foot of a rocky crag. Around it are hills of wheat fields and pasture, and the valley of the northern Imera river runs down towards the Tyrrhenian coast. The Palermo to Catania motorway follows the valley, and Palermo is roughly an hour away.

The village has lost many of its people. In 2023 there were 3,430 residents, down 17.8% since 2011, or 741 fewer, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.1, against 44.7 in the province, and over-65s make up 30.6%, well above the provincial 22.8%. Foreign nationals are just 1.0%.

For buyers this means a market with many empty houses in the old centre, often inherited and needing work, where renovation costs have to be budgeted carefully. Streets are steep and some houses lean against one another. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.

Almost all of the province of Palermo is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and Caltavuturo is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.133 g. With an old masonry building, have a surveyor assess the load-bearing walls and the ties between walls and floors before deciding how much to spend on restoring it.

For landslides and flooding, the report looks up the official maps for the exact location of the house. The climate is zone D, with cool winters. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • Village on the edge of the Madonie, above the Imera valley.
  • Down 17.8% since 2011, over-65s at 30.6%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.133 g.
  • Many empty houses in the old centre, needing work.

Overview

Caltavuturo is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,430 residents, ranked 41 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caltavuturo 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 0.133 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Caltavuturo, 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 17.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caltavuturo declared an average taxable income of 16,545 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caltavuturo is in climate zone D, with 1,664 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 635 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caltavuturo has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 2.2% of the land in Caltavuturo, 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 medium. 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 open contaminated sites in Caltavuturo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caltavuturo: 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 Caltavuturo 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 31 inhabited census areas in Caltavuturo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 69.0%
  • good 31.0%

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 082015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.