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Collesano: 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 Isnello 1, Collesano.

Collesano, in the Madonie above the Cefalù coast

Collesano sits on the northern side of the Madonie mountains, at about 470 metres, looking out over the Tyrrhenian Sea and the coast between Cefalù and Campofelice di Roccella. It is one of the towns of the Madonie park, with an old centre of churches and steep lanes, and it is linked to the history of the Targa Florio, the motor race that ran on the roads of these mountains, to which the town has dedicated a museum. It also has a tradition of ceramics.

Homes are mostly village houses of stone and masonry, on several floors and on narrow streets, with space and access very different from homes on the coast. Anyone thinking of a holiday home or of settling here should budget for work on roofs, façades and systems. The data show no supermarket in the municipality, and for many needs people go down to the coast.

The town is emptying. In 2023 there were 3,654 residents, 10.8% fewer than in 2011, or 441 people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.6 against 44.7 in the province of Palermo, and over-65s make up 30.0%, well above the provincial 22.8%. Foreign residents are few, 2.9%, and declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Almost the whole province is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency): Collesano is in zone 2, like 80 other municipalities, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.178 g in the built-up area. For a masonry house in the old centre, ask what work has been done and have an engineer inspect it before buying. The town is built on sloping ground, so the report checks the official landslide maps for the address.

Key points

  • Madonie town looking over the coast between Cefalù and Campofelice.
  • 3,654 residents, down 10.8% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 30.0%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.178 g.

Overview

Collesano is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,654 residents, ranked 40 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Collesano 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 0.178 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Collesano, 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 10.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Collesano declared an average taxable income of 16,464 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Collesano is in climate zone C, with 1,379 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 468 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Collesano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 2.5% of the land in Collesano, compared with 5.7% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Collesano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Collesano: 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 Collesano 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 Collesano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.3%
  • good 44.1%
  • very good 28.7%

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 082032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.