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Enna: 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: Via Dante 7, Milan.

Enna, a hilltop provincial capital

Enna is often described as the highest provincial capital in Italy. Its historic centre stands on a plateau above the valleys of inland Sicily, crowned by the Castello di Lombardia. Lake Pergusa lies within the municipal boundaries, and the city is home to Kore University. Anyone thinking of buying here should expect colder winters than on the coast and the pace of a small town.

Enna is in fact the least populous provincial capital in Sicily, with 25,332 residents in 2023. That is 16.5% of a province of 20 municipalities, of which it is still the largest. The 2011 census recorded 27,894, so the population has dropped by 9.2%. It is also an older city by Sicilian standards: an estimated average age of nearly 48, and 27.1% of residents over 65, against 25.2% in the province and 23.2% in the region. Only 2.9% are foreign nationals.

The services recorded in Overture's open map data are few in absolute terms, 191 in all, but often above the provincial rate per resident: 25 education sites and 15 healthcare sites, 21 sports facilities and 6 green spaces. There are 7 officially registered pharmacies.

For earthquake risk Enna is in seismic zone 2, like 18 municipalities in the province; the remaining two are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.086 g, a low figure for zone 2. When buying, it matters whether the building was designed or later strengthened to anti-seismic standards, particularly in the older blocks of the centre.

Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cover the municipality, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Between the plateau, its steep flanks and the newer part of town, landslide and flood exposure should be verified at the exact spot, never taken for granted.

Key points

  • Least populous provincial capital in Sicily: 25,332 residents in 2023.
  • Population down 9.2% since the 2011 census.
  • 27.1% of residents over 65, above both province and region.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.086 g.

Overview

Enna is the capital of the province of Enna, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 25,332 residents, the most populous municipality in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Enna 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 0.086 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Enna, 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Enna.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 9.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Enna has 25 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 15 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Enna: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 086009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.