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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 Roma 0, Enna.

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 20 healthcare sites, 22 sports facilities and 7 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 2 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.

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.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Enna declared an average taxable income of 23,094 euros, above the provincial average (18,393 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Enna is in climate zone E, with 2,248 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 931 metres above sea level.

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, 20 healthcare facilities, 22 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 3.8% of the land in Enna, compared with 3.2% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Enna, and 6 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Enna: 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 Enna 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 111 inhabited census areas in Enna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 15.7%
  • good 36.3%
  • very good 47.9%

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