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Gallodoro: 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: Viale Europa 1, Gallodoro.

Gallodoro, the hill village above Letojanni

From Gallodoro you look down on the Ionian Sea. The village sits on a hill at just under four hundred metres, above Letojanni, with Taormina a short way along the coast. The centre is a tangle of lanes and closely built houses, and the climate is mild (climate zone C), with shorter winters than in the mountain villages of the Peloritani range.

People who buy here usually choose it for the view and the quiet, accepting a hill road down to the coast, where the railway, the main road and the Messina-Catania motorway run. Many homes are old family houses, so the wiring and plumbing, roof, leaks and walls built against the slope need a careful look. On steep ground, the slope of the plot and the landslide maps are checked address by address.

There were 323 residents in 2023, 58 fewer than the 381 counted in 2011, a fall of 15.2%. The estimated average age is 50.9, against 46.7 in the metropolitan city of Messina, and over-65s make up 28.2%. Foreign residents account for 7.4%. Declared incomes are lower than the local average.

Earthquakes are the issue to take seriously. In the metropolitan city, 17 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 91 in zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale. Gallodoro is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.224 g, a medium to high value. Before buying, ask when the house was built, whether any seismic strengthening has been done and for the paperwork on structural work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report traces the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Hill village with Ionian views, above Letojanni and near Taormina.
  • 323 residents in 2023, down 15.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.224 g.
  • Old houses: check structure, roof and any seismic upgrades.

Overview

Gallodoro is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 323 residents, among the smallest in the province (107 of 108).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gallodoro 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 0.224 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Gallodoro, 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 15.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gallodoro declared an average taxable income of 15,543 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gallodoro is in climate zone C, with 1,290 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 388 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gallodoro has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 3.6% of the land in Gallodoro, 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 Gallodoro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gallodoro: 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 Gallodoro 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 3 inhabited census areas in Gallodoro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.3%
  • good 96.7%

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 083031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.