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Cefalà Diana: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Palermo, 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 Ungheria 1, Cefalà Diana.

Cefalà Diana, Arab baths in the hills behind Palermo

The name of Cefalà Diana is tied to its thermal baths of Arab origin, a building still standing and now inside a nature reserve together with the springs. Above the village are the ruins of a medieval castle on a spur of rock. This is the hinterland south-east of Palermo, at around 560 metres, among hills of wheat fields, olive groves and pasture.

For people working in Palermo, Cefalà Diana is one of the inland options: the main road towards Agrigento runs through the area, and the city can be reached by car in a time that depends heavily on traffic coming into Palermo. The village is small and compact, with terraced houses and small blocks of two or three floors, plus some recent homes on the edges.

The population is holding up fairly well: 976 residents in 2023, down 3.1% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.4, a little above the provincial 44.7; over-65s are 24.1% and foreign residents 1.4%. Households average 2.18 people.

Almost the whole province of Palermo is in the same seismic zone, as classified by the Civil Protection Department: Cefalà Diana is in zone 2, like 81 of the 82 municipalities, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.144 g. For a block from the 1960s or 1970s, find out how it was built and whether any structural work has been done since.

The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps for the municipality: the report goes from the address to the land parcel and checks the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Arab-era thermal baths and the ruins of a castle.
  • Palermo's hinterland, an option for city commuters.
  • 976 residents in 2023, down 3.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, like 81 municipalities in the province.

Overview

Cefalà Diana is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 976 residents, among the smallest in the province (77 of 82).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cefalà Diana is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (81 of 82) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.144 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cefalà Diana, 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 3.1%. 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 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cefalà Diana declared an average taxable income of 19,162 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cefalà Diana is in climate zone D, with 1,546 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 563 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cefalà Diana has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

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 8.9% of the land in Cefalà Diana, compared with 5.7% 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 open contaminated sites in Cefalà Diana; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cefalà Diana: 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 Cefalà Diana 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 9 inhabited census areas in Cefalà Diana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 20.6%
  • good 79.4%

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 082026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.