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Castel di Iudica: 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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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 Roma 1, Castel di Iudica.

Castel di Iudica, farmland and hamlets inland from Catania

Monte Iudica, an isolated hill rising over the farmland inland from Catania, gives its name to this rural municipality on the western edge of the province, towards Enna. The area is large and lightly built: hills planted with wheat, citrus and olive groves on the lower ground, and scattered settlements some distance apart.

For buyers, this spread-out layout is the first thing to consider. Distances to schools, pharmacies and shops vary a great deal from one house to another, and the report measures them from the exact address. Catania and its plain can be reached by car, but it is a long drive, and for many services people go to larger towns. Homes are mostly detached houses, often built or extended in several stages, so planning compliance and the certificate of habitability need checking. On slopes and clay ground the report also reads the official landslide maps.

The population fall is steep: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,256 residents in 2023, down 10.4% on 2011 (492 people). The average age is 45.1, slightly above the province of Catania; over-65s make up 23.9% and foreign residents just 1.6%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Eastern Sicily is one of the most seismic parts of Italy. In the province 4 municipalities are in zone 1 and 54 in zone 2; Castel di Iudica is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.132 g. Always ask for the design date, structural calculations and completion certificate, and for older masonry houses commission a survey.

Key points

  • Farming municipality below Monte Iudica, with scattered hamlets.
  • 4,256 residents, 492 fewer than in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.132 g.
  • Services far apart: distances to measure by address.

Overview

Castel di Iudica is a municipality in the province of Catania, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,256 residents, ranked 44 of 58 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castel di Iudica 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 0.132 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castel di Iudica, 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 10.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castel di Iudica declared an average taxable income of 16,635 euros, below the provincial average (20,793 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castel di Iudica is in climate zone C, with 1,349 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 475 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castel di Iudica has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 3.5% of the land in Castel di Iudica, compared with 8.0% 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 Castel di Iudica.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castel di Iudica: 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 Castel di Iudica 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 33 inhabited census areas in Castel di Iudica. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.7%
  • good 72.3%

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 087013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.