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Godrano: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

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Godrano, a mountain village beside the Ficuzza woods

Godrano is an inland village in the province of Palermo, at around 700 metres, on the edge of the Bosco della Ficuzza, a large forest protected as a nature reserve together with the Rocca Busambra ridge. The village is compact, surrounded by pasture and forest, and you need a car to reach the city and its services.

Winters are colder than many people expect from Sicily. The municipality is in climate zone D, and at this altitude heating is needed for a good part of the year. Buyers will mostly find terraced village houses, often built and extended over time by local families, plus a few homes in the countryside. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,032 residents in 2023, 121 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 10.5%. Even so, Godrano is younger than many inland villages: the average age is 45.7, close to the 44.7 of the province, and over-65s are 23.9% of residents. Households have 2.33 members on average and foreign residents make up 1.4%.

Almost the entire province of Palermo, 81 municipalities out of 82, is in seismic zone 2, Godrano included. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.138 g. If a house has had an extra floor added or been extended at different times, check that the work was authorised and that the new parts are properly tied into the old structure.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps here, so the report can trace the land parcel from the address. For the same spot it shows elevation, slope and the official landslide hazard maps, which matter most for houses outside the village centre.

Key points

  • Mountain village on the edge of the Ficuzza woods.
  • Population down 10.5% since 2011, average age 45.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, like 81 of 82 municipalities.
  • Cold winters for Sicily: climate zone D.

Overview

Godrano is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,032 residents, among the smallest in the province (75 of 82).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Godrano 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 0.138 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Godrano, 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 10.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Godrano declared an average taxable income of 17,573 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Godrano is in climate zone D, with 1,748 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 693 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Godrano 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 1.5% of the land in Godrano, 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 Godrano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Godrano: 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 Godrano 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 Godrano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.5%
  • good 94.5%

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 082040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.