Carlentini: 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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Carlentini, Charles V's town above Lentini
The name recalls the Emperor Charles V: Carlentini was founded in the sixteenth century as a new fortified town on the high ground above Lentini, and today the two almost form a single town. It lies at the northern tip of the province of Syracuse, looking over the plain that runs down towards Catania, among citrus groves and fields. The municipality also includes the village of Pedagaggi, higher up towards the Hyblaean Mountains.
For a buyer, earthquakes are the key issue. Carlentini is in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 17 of the 21 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the town is about 0.269 g, among the highest values in Italy. The earthquake of December 1990 hit this town hard, and the whole of south-eastern Sicily was destroyed by the one of 1693. Before buying, find out when the building was designed, whether structural work has been done since 1990 and whether a seismic vulnerability assessment exists. An engineer's survey costs little compared with the price of the house.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 17,065 residents in 2023, down 5.0% since 2011. The average age is 46.5, above the provincial 45.4, over-65s are 25.4% and foreign nationals few, at 1.7%. Incomes are in line with the provincial average. Healthcare facilities, pharmacies and eateries are thinner than average, and the nearest hospital is in Lentini.
The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, so the report traces the land parcel from the address. Along the edges of the high ground, where the land drops steeply to the plain, the report also checks the landslide maps.
Key points
- Founded above Lentini in the 1500s and named after Charles V.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.269 g.
- 17,065 residents, down 5.0% since 2011.
- Always ask for the design date and any work done since 1990.
Overview
Carlentini is a municipality in the province of Siracusa, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 17,065 residents, ranked 9 of 21 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carlentini 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 0.269 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Carlentini, 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 5.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carlentini declared an average taxable income of 20,926 euros, in line with the province (20,509 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Carlentini is in climate zone C, with 1,007 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 200 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carlentini has 17 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.5 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 5.4% of the land in Carlentini, compared with 9.2% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 57.5 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 open contaminated sites in Carlentini; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carlentini: 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 Carlentini 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 43 inhabited census areas in Carlentini. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 99.7%
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 089006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.