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Capri Leone: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Messina, 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 Nazionale 1, Capri Leone.

Capri Leone, from the Nebrodi hills down to the coastal plain

The name can mislead anyone who is not Sicilian: Capri Leone has nothing to do with the island of Capri. It is a municipality on the Tyrrhenian coast of the province of Messina, on the edge of the Nebrodi mountains, with land running from the old village on the hill down to the plain near the sea, where most new building of recent decades has taken place.

For buyers, the two parts are very different. On the hill there are old houses, narrow streets and wide views over the sea and, on clear days, the Aeolian Islands; lower down are small blocks, detached houses and services, near the coast road and the towns of Capo d'Orlando and Sant'Agata di Militello. The climate is mild, in climate zone C. The data lists 37 services in the municipality, 6 of them linked to schools.

The population is younger than the provincial average: an average age of 44.3 against 46.7, over-65s at 21.5%. There are 4,361 residents, down 3.4% since 2011, and foreign residents make up 2.8%. Declared incomes remain well below the average for the province of Messina.

Sicily's Tyrrhenian coast is seismic. Capri Leone is in zone 2, like 90 other municipalities in the province, while 17 are in zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification; the expected ground acceleration is about 0.166 g. For blocks of flats built during the building boom, ask for the structural design, the final inspection certificate and the certificate of habitability.

On the Nebrodi slopes and along the fiumare, the wide seasonal riverbeds running to the sea, landslides and flash floods matter: the report reads the official maps for the address and measures the slope. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • From the Nebrodi hill village down to the Tyrrhenian coastal plain.
  • Average age 44.3, below the provincial 46.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.166 g.
  • Riverbeds and slopes: landslides and floods to check by address.

Overview

Capri Leone is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,361 residents, ranked 24 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capri Leone is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (91 of 108) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.166 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Capri Leone, 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 3.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capri Leone declared an average taxable income of 16,002 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capri Leone is in climate zone C, with 1,310 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 400 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capri Leone has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.1 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 14.9% of the land in Capri Leone, compared with 6.0% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Capri Leone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capri Leone: 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 Capri Leone 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 13 inhabited census areas in Capri Leone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 83 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 6.1%
  • good 38.6%
  • very good 55.3%

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 083010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.