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Geraci Siculo: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Maggiore 1, Geraci Siculo.

Geraci Siculo, above a thousand metres in the Madonie

Geraci Siculo is one of the high villages of the Madonie mountains, above a thousand metres, inside the Madonie park. The historic centre climbs towards the rock where the ruins of the castle of the Ventimiglia family stand, the family that ruled this part of Sicily for centuries. Pastures, woods and fields surround the village, and local life is tied to livestock and mountain farming.

Distances are the first thing to consider: the Tyrrhenian coast, the motorway and Palermo are reached down mountain roads, and commuters must allow for the journey times. The climate zone is E, with cold winters and some snow, which surprises those who think of Sicily only as a hot island. Anyone buying a stone house in the centre should look at insulation, heating and the state of the roof.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,684 residents in 2023, down 12.5% from 1,925 in 2011. The population is older than in the province of Palermo, with a mean age of 48.8 against 44.7 and over-65s at 29.6%. Foreign residents are 4.3% and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Geraci is in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection classification, like 80 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.171 g. For an old masonry building, have the ties between walls and floors checked. On the slopes the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address, and the Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Mountain village above a thousand metres, in the Madonie park.
  • Climate zone E: cold winters, weigh heating costs.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.171 g.
  • Population down 12.5% since 2011.

Overview

Geraci Siculo is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,684 residents, ranked 65 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Geraci Siculo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (81 of 82) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.171 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Geraci Siculo, 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 12.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Geraci Siculo declared an average taxable income of 17,187 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Geraci Siculo is in climate zone E, with 2,282 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 1,077 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Geraci Siculo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 1.7% of the land in Geraci Siculo, compared with 5.7% 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 contaminated sites in Geraci Siculo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Geraci Siculo: 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 Geraci Siculo 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 Geraci Siculo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 13.2%
  • good 86.8%

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 082037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.