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Frazzanò: 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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Frazzanò, a Nebrodi village above the Tyrrhenian coast

Frazzanò is a hill village in the Nebrodi mountains, in the part of the province of Messina that faces the Tyrrhenian Sea. The houses stand more than five hundred metres up, and everyday life leans on the coast below, where you find the Messina to Palermo railway, secondary schools and the larger shops.

The best known place in the municipality is the abbey of San Filippo di Fragalà, a Greek rite monastery founded in Norman times, which stands in open country outside the village.

Buyers here will mostly find stone and masonry buildings, often on several floors, reached by steep lanes and with little outdoor space, plus a few scattered country houses. The climate is classed as zone D, with winters cooler than on the coast, so the roof, floors, damp and heating are the first things to have a surveyor look at.

The population has fallen fast. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 561 residents in 2023, against 755 at the 2011 census, a drop of 25.7%. The average age is 50.7, compared with 46.7 in the province, and over-65s make up 33.3% of residents (25.2% across the province). Households average 1.80 people, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Frazzanò is in seismic zone 2, like 90 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.177 g. With an older house, ask whether any strengthening work has been done. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality: the report finds the plot from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps at that exact point, which matters on land made of slopes.

Key points

  • Nebrodi village with the Norman abbey of San Filippo di Fragalà.
  • 561 residents in 2023, down 25.7% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 33.3%, average age 50.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.177 g.

Overview

Frazzanò is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 561 residents, among the smallest in the province (101 of 108).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Frazzanò 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 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Frazzanò, 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 25.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Frazzanò declared an average taxable income of 15,835 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Frazzanò is in climate zone D, with 1,589 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 563 metres above sea level.

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 5.6% of the land in Frazzanò, 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 no contaminated sites in Frazzanò.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Frazzanò: 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 Frazzanò 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 5 inhabited census areas in Frazzanò. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 99.8%
  • good 0.2%

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 083026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.