Isola delle Femmine: 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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Isola delle Femmine, a seaside town west of Palermo
Isola delle Femmine takes its name from the small island just off the coast, now a nature reserve. The town lies on the coast west of Palermo, between Capaci and the Palermo suburbs of Tommaso Natale and Sferracavallo. The old fishing village and its small harbour have spread over the decades into an almost continuous built-up strip with the neighbouring towns, and today more than half of the small municipal area is built on.
Palermo is close, the motorway to Trapani runs behind the town and Punta Raisi airport is not far away. In summer the population swells with holiday homes and visitors, which shows in the services: Overture Maps lists 8.68 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents against 4.27 in the province, and sports facilities are also above average.
There are 7,031 residents (2023), down 1.0% since 2011. The average age is 43.7, slightly below the Palermo metropolitan area's 44.7; over-65s are 20.0% and foreign residents only 1.9%. Declared incomes are just below the provincial average.
Almost the whole province of Palermo is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and Isola delle Femmine is no exception, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.152 g. In blocks of flats from the 1960s and 1970s, check the structural design and the condition of the reinforced concrete, because sea air speeds up rusting of the steel bars and crumbling of the concrete.
The climate is mild (climate zone B) and heating costs little; damp and facade maintenance matter more. Along the coastal strip the report checks the hazard maps for the address, and cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.
Key points
- Seaside town west of Palermo, facing an island nature reserve.
- 8.68 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents.
- 7,031 residents, down 1.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2; check concrete exposed to sea air.
Overview
Isola delle Femmine is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,031 residents, ranked 26 of 82 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Isola delle Femmine 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 0.152 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Isola delle Femmine, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Isola delle Femmine declared an average taxable income of 20,699 euros, in line with the province (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Isola delle Femmine is in climate zone B, with 631 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 7 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Isola delle Femmine has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 11 sports facilities.
There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).
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 54.3% of the land in Isola delle Femmine, 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 medium. 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 Isola delle Femmine.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Isola delle Femmine: 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 Isola delle Femmine 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 25 inhabited census areas in Isola delle Femmine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 13.0%
- good 64.0%
- very good 23.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 082043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.