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

For example: Via Nuova 1, Gualtieri Sicaminò.

Gualtieri Sicaminò, between the Milazzo plain and the Peloritani

Gualtieri Sicaminò lies on the Tyrrhenian side of the province of Messina, inland from the Milazzo plain, where the hills begin to rise towards the Peloritani mountains. The centre is low-lying, at about eighty metres, and the climate is mild, zone B. Milazzo and the coast are close, and Messina is a drive away for work and services.

The land runs from the valley floor to the first hills, with citrus groves, olive trees and scattered houses. Buyers need to keep two different things in mind: in the lower parts the streams, which in Sicily can rise within hours in heavy rain, and on the hills the gradient. The report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address and measures the elevation and slope of the plot.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,555 residents in 2023, down 15.2% on 2011. The average age is 48.4 against 46.7 for the province, with over-65s at 29.5% and foreign residents at 2.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk needs to be taken seriously in the Messina area: the province has 17 municipalities in zone 1 and 91 in zone 2. Gualtieri Sicaminò is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.168 g. Before buying a reinforced concrete building from the 1960s or 1970s, ask whether a seismic assessment exists and what state the steel in the pillars is in.

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

Key points

  • Inland from the Milazzo plain, below the Peloritani.
  • Population down 15.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.168 g.
  • Streams below, slopes above: checked per address.

Overview

Gualtieri Sicaminò is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,555 residents, ranked 62 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gualtieri Sicaminò 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 0.168 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Gualtieri Sicaminò, 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 48 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gualtieri Sicaminò declared an average taxable income of 16,902 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gualtieri Sicaminò is in climate zone B, with 763 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 December to 31 March, for up to 8 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 80 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gualtieri Sicaminò has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 4.5% of the land in Gualtieri Sicaminò, 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 contaminated sites in Gualtieri Sicaminò.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gualtieri Sicaminò: 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 Gualtieri Sicaminò 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 8 inhabited census areas in Gualtieri Sicaminò. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 19.2%
  • good 80.8%

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 083035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.