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Galati Mamertino: 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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Galati Mamertino, a mountain village in the Nebrodi

Galati Mamertino is a village in the Nebrodi, the mountains of north-eastern Sicily in the province of Messina, built at around 800 metres. Its territory lies within the Nebrodi Park area, with woods, pastures and a local economy based on livestock and mountain produce. The Tyrrhenian coast is reached by driving down winding mountain roads.

The village has a dense centre of masonry houses, often on several floors, and lanes where cars cannot reach the door. For buyers, mountain village prices need weighing against renovation costs, heating and the distance from the hospital and larger services, which are on the coast.

The population is falling sharply: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,206 residents in 2023, down 21.0% on 2011. The average age is 50.5, well above 46.7 for the province, and over-65s make up 31.1%. Foreign nationals account for 0.9%. Declared incomes are below the Messina average.

Galati Mamertino is in seismic zone 2, like 90 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.184 g. With an old stone house, it makes sense to pay for a check of the walls, floors and roof before spending on flooring and finishes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps: the report reaches the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, worth a careful look in an area of slopes.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the Nebrodi, around 800 metres up.
  • Population down 21.0% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 31.1%, average age 50.5.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.184 g.

Overview

Galati Mamertino is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,206 residents, ranked 52 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Galati Mamertino 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 0.184 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Galati Mamertino, 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 21.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Galati Mamertino declared an average taxable income of 17,003 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Galati Mamertino is in climate zone D, with 1,977 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 790 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Galati Mamertino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 2.6% of the land in Galati Mamertino, 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

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 open contaminated sites in Galati Mamertino; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Galati Mamertino: 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 Galati Mamertino 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 9 inhabited census areas in Galati Mamertino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 41.6%
  • good 58.4%

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 083030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.