Camporotondo Etneo: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Catania, Sicilia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Camporotondo Etneo, on the slopes of Etna above Catania
Camporotondo Etneo covers a small area on the southern side of Mount Etna, in the belt of towns climbing from Catania towards the volcano, close to Misterbianco, Belpasso and San Pietro Clarenza. The centre stands at roughly four hundred and fifty metres, on old lava soils that were once vineyards and orchards and are now largely built over.
Over recent decades many families have moved out of Catania to the Etna towns, looking for newer detached houses, small blocks of flats and more room, and Camporotondo has grown as a result. The downside is traffic. Getting to work in the city nearly always means driving, on roads that run down towards Misterbianco and the Catania ring road. With houses built between the 1970s and the 1990s, have a surveyor confirm that the planning permissions, and any amnesty applications, are in order before you sign.
The figures tell the same story. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,185 residents in 2023, up 15.8% on 2011, or 709 more people. The average age is 38.8, well below the provincial 44.2, and only 13.2% are over 65. Households have 2.65 members on average; foreign residents make up 1.0%.
Earthquakes are the main technical issue. Camporotondo is in seismic zone 2 on the scale used by the Civil Protection Department, like 53 other municipalities in the province, with a high expected ground acceleration of about 0.206 g. On Etna, the large earthquakes of eastern Sicily come on top of shallow tremors linked to the volcano, which hit small areas. Ask first for the design date, the structural calculations and the sign-off certificate.
The volcano also affects upkeep. During eruptions, depending on the wind, ash can fall on the towns of the southern slopes, so roofs, gutters and terraces need cleaning and checking. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces an address to its plot.
Key points
- Southern slopes of Etna, in Catania's commuter belt.
- Residents up 15.8% since 2011, average age 38.8.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.206 g.
- Etna ash: roofs and gutters need regular checks.
Overview
Camporotondo Etneo is a municipality in the province of Catania, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,185 residents, ranked 40 of 58 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Camporotondo Etneo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (54 of 58) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.206 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Camporotondo Etneo, 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 grown by 15.8%. The estimated average age is 39 years, lower than the province average (44). 13% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Camporotondo Etneo declared an average taxable income of 19,483 euros, below the provincial average (20,793 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Camporotondo Etneo is in climate zone C, with 1,318 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 445 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Camporotondo Etneo has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 23.4% of the land in Camporotondo Etneo, compared with 8.0% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list no contaminated sites in Camporotondo Etneo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Camporotondo Etneo: 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 Camporotondo Etneo 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 Camporotondo Etneo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 78 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 8.0%
- good 92.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 087012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.