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Cerami: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Enna, 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: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Cerami.

Cerami, nearly a thousand metres up on the Nebrodi

Cerami sits high, at around 970 metres, on the southern side of the Nebrodi mountains, in the northern part of the province of Enna. From here the view opens over the hills of inland Sicily and, on clear days, towards Etna. The village lives on farming, livestock and small businesses, and for services and secondary schools people look to the larger towns of the area, such as Nicosia and Troina.

Like most inland villages, Cerami has emptied. There are 1,857 residents in 2023, down 13.6% since 2011, or 293 fewer people. The average age is 48.3, against 46.4 in the province, over-65s are 27.9% and foreign residents 1.5%.

The market offers village houses at very low prices, often in stone and on several floors. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Enna. At this altitude the climate is nothing like coastal Sicily: zone E, with cold winters, wind and some snow. Insulation, windows and heating need to be factored in before you weigh up the price.

Cerami is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like most municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.152 g. In an old masonry house, check the load-bearing walls and floors and ask whether any documented strengthening work has been done.

For a hillside village like this one, the report reads the official landslide maps for the address, starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published here.

Key points

  • Southern side of the Nebrodi, at around 970 metres.
  • Population down 13.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.152 g.
  • Cold winters at this height: weigh up insulation and heating.

Overview

Cerami is a municipality in the province of Enna, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,857 residents, among the smallest in the province (19 of 20).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cerami is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (18 of 20) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.152 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cerami, 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 13.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cerami declared an average taxable income of 14,760 euros, below the provincial average (18,393 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cerami is in climate zone E, with 2,134 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 970 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cerami has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 2.1% of the land in Cerami, compared with 3.2% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cerami. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cerami: 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 Cerami 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 20 inhabited census areas in Cerami. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 35.3%
  • good 64.7%

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

ISTAT code 086008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.