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Fondachelli-Fantina: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Messina, Sicilia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Xx Giugno 1950 1, Fondachelli-Fantina.

Fondachelli-Fantina, two villages in the hills inland from Messina

The double name says how the municipality is made up: Fondachelli and Fantina are two separate centres, with scattered houses and hamlets in the woods and on the slopes of the mountainous interior of the province of Messina. The land lies at middling altitude, around 600 metres for the main centre, with winding roads down towards the Tyrrhenian coast.

Daily life here needs a car: for the hospital, secondary schools and shops you go to the larger towns towards the sea. Homes are mainly detached houses, often built and extended in stages, and old country houses. Buyers should look at the structure, roof, systems and access, and allow for the cool winters of climate zone D. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The population has stayed almost steady: 1,083 residents in 2023, just under the 1,090 of 2011. The population is younger than the province's: an average age of 44.4, below the provincial 46.7, over-65s at 21.8% and foreign nationals at 24.8%. Households are small, 1.53 people on average.

Earthquakes are the main issue for any purchase: the municipality is in seismic zone 2, like 90 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.205 g. For a house built in several stages, have a surveyor check how the extensions were carried out.

On the steep slopes and along the streams the report checks the address against the official landslide and flood maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published here too.

Key points

  • Two centres and many hamlets in the hills inland from Messina.
  • 1,083 residents, almost unchanged since 2011.
  • Average age 44.4, foreign nationals at 24.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.205 g.

Overview

Fondachelli-Fantina is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,083 residents, ranked 79 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fondachelli-Fantina is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (91 of 108) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.205 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fondachelli-Fantina, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 24.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fondachelli-Fantina declared an average taxable income of 15,613 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fondachelli-Fantina is in climate zone D, with 1,700 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 628 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 2.1% of the land in Fondachelli-Fantina, compared with 6.0% 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 Fondachelli-Fantina. 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 Fondachelli-Fantina: 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 Fondachelli-Fantina 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 19 inhabited census areas in Fondachelli-Fantina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 24.2%
  • good 75.8%

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 083023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.