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Floridia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Siracusa, 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.

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Floridia, inland from Siracusa at the foot of the Iblei

Floridia lies inland from Siracusa, on the plateau that rises towards the Iblei mountains, about fifteen kilometres from the city and the sea. It began as a farming town and today also works as a residential suburb of the provincial capital: many residents work in Siracusa or in the industrial area along the coast and come home here in the evening.

Around the centre, districts of detached houses and small blocks have spread, and the countryside, with citrus, olive and almond trees, is dotted with scattered houses, often villas with gardens. Floridia is in climate zone C, with short winters and very hot summers, so orientation, shade, roof insulation and cooling matter as much here as heating does further north.

At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 21,243 residents, down 6.4% on 2011. The estimated average age, 43.8, is below the provincial figure and 19.9% of residents are over 65; households average 2.36 people. Foreign nationals make up 4.0% and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Like much of south-eastern Sicily, Floridia is in seismic zone 1, the highest, like 17 municipalities in the province of Siracusa, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.253 g. South-eastern Sicily has suffered some of the most destructive earthquakes in Italian history. Whatever you buy, have the structure examined by an engineer and ask whether the building has had seismic upgrading, paying particular attention to storeys added later.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. Landslide and flood hazard depends on position, near the ravines and streams coming down from the Iblei, and is checked address by address.

Key points

  • Inland from Siracusa, at the foot of the Iblei mountains.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected ground acceleration about 0.253 g.
  • Average age 43.8, with 19.9% over 65.
  • Very hot summers: orientation and roof insulation matter.

Overview

Floridia is a municipality in the province of Siracusa, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 21,243 residents, ranked 7 of 21 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Floridia is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (17 of 21) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.253 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Floridia, 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (45). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Floridia declared an average taxable income of 19,009 euros, below the provincial average (20,509 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Floridia is in climate zone C, with 904 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 111 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Floridia has 16 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 15 healthcare facilities, 17 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

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 15.2% of the land in Floridia, compared with 9.2% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 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 no contaminated sites in Floridia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Floridia: 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 Floridia 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 36 inhabited census areas in Floridia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 089009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.