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Canicattì: 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 Vittorio Emanuele 1, Canicattì.

Canicattì, table grapes and the Agrigento hinterland

Table grapes made Canicattì known well beyond Sicily, and the town's name appears in the protected label "Uva di Canicattì IGP". It lies inland in the province of Agrigento, towards the border with the province of Caltanissetta, on a hilly plateau at around 460 metres, surrounded by vineyards under plastic sheeting and open farmland.

It is a farming and market town that also serves the villages around it, with secondary schools, offices and shops. For a buyer the main split is between the old centre, made of masonry houses that are often old and in need of work, and the areas built on the edges in recent decades, with small blocks of flats and detached houses. Average declared income is below the provincial average. Winters are colder than on the coast (climate zone D), so insulation and heating matter.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 34,394 residents in 2023, down 1.3% since 2011. For inland Sicily the population is young, with an average age of 43.2 against 45.6 in the province and over-65s at 20.6%. Households have 2.38 people on average and foreign residents make up 7.6%. There are 33 healthcare facilities on record, 0.96 per 1,000 residents against 0.57 in the province.

The province of Agrigento has municipalities in every seismic zone. Canicattì is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with 11 other municipalities, and an expected ground acceleration of about 0.061 g. The hazard is moderate. In the older houses of the centre, though, have load-bearing walls, floors and roof inspected before signing, since that is where renovation costs pile up.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the land registry maps, and the report starts from the address to find the plot. Landslides and flooding depend on the slope and the gullies near the house, and are checked for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Inland farming town, known for its IGP table grapes.
  • 34,394 residents, down 1.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 43.2, younger than the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.061 g.

Overview

Canicattì is a municipality in the province of Agrigento, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 34,394 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Canicattì is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 12 of 43 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.061 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 1.3%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Canicattì declared an average taxable income of 16,712 euros, below the provincial average (18,027 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Canicattì is in climate zone D, with 1,418 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 465 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Canicattì has 29 schools and 11 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 26 grocery shops and supermarkets, 33 healthcare facilities, 17 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 10.5% of the land in Canicattì, compared with 5.8% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.9 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 Canicattì.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Canicattì: 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 Canicattì 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 94 inhabited census areas in Canicattì. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 6.0%
  • good 44.6%
  • very good 49.5%

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 084011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.