Canicattini Bagni: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Siracusa, Sicilia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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For example: Via Vittorio Emanuele Terzo 1, Canicattini Bagni.
Canicattini Bagni, on the Hyblaean plateau behind Syracuse
Canicattini Bagni stands on the Hyblaean plateau at around three hundred and sixty metres, inland from Syracuse. The city and the coast are less than half an hour away by car, and the town lives on farming, jobs in Syracuse and a centre of low limestone houses, several streets of which have fronts carved by local stonemasons.
In 2023 there were 6,513 residents, down 9.4% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 46.6 is above the provincial 45.4, and over-65s make up 25.6%; foreign residents account for 3.7%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average. For buyers this means a market with plenty of houses available, often needing renovation.
Earthquakes are the main issue here. South-eastern Sicily is one of the most seismic parts of Italy: after the great earthquake of 1693 many towns in the Val di Noto were rebuilt almost from scratch. Canicattini Bagni is in seismic zone 1 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, where 1 is the highest, like 17 municipalities in the province of Syracuse, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.259 g. For a stone house in the centre, ask what structural work has been done, and be wary of extra floors added over the years without proper plans.
Basic services are in place: Overture Maps data show 8 supermarkets and food shops, 1.23 per 1,000 residents against 0.66 in the province. For the hospital and secondary schools, people go down to Syracuse.
The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. Along the edges of the cave, the gorges cut into the plateau by streams, landslide risk should be checked plot by plot.
Key points
- Town on the Hyblaean plateau, inland from Syracuse.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.259 g.
- 6,513 residents, down 9.4% since 2011.
- Stone houses: always ask about structural work.
Overview
Canicattini Bagni is a municipality in the province of Siracusa, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,513 residents, ranked 16 of 21 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Canicattini Bagni is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (17 of 21) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.259 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Canicattini Bagni, 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 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Canicattini Bagni declared an average taxable income of 18,353 euros, below the provincial average (20,509 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Canicattini Bagni is in climate zone C, with 1,193 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 362 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Canicattini Bagni has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 12.7% of the land in Canicattini Bagni, compared with 9.2% 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 Canicattini Bagni.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Canicattini Bagni: 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 Canicattini Bagni 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 27 inhabited census areas in Canicattini Bagni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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 089005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.