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Joppolo Giancaxio: what to know before buying a home

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

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Joppolo Giancaxio, a farming village behind Agrigento

Wheat, almonds and olives cover the hills inland from Agrigento where Joppolo Giancaxio lies, a small municipality behind the city and the Valley of the Temples. The village is compact, with open countryside all around.

Being close to Agrigento is the most important practical point: for work, secondary schools, the hospital and public offices people drive there, and some residents make the trip every day. Homes for sale are mostly family houses in the village, sometimes with a ground-floor storeroom, and country houses with land. The climate is mild (zone C), hot and dry in summer. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 1,059 residents, down 12.5% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.3 against 45.6 in the province, and over-65s are 28.1%, compared with 24.0% provincially. Foreign nationals make up 2.9%.

In the province of Agrigento, 27 municipalities are in seismic zone 2, 12 in zone 3 and 3 in zone 1. Joppolo Giancaxio is in zone 2, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area, 0.060 g, is modest. For a family house built in stages, check that every part is authorised and registered at the land registry.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report reaches the plot from the address. On clay hills the slopes can move, so gradient and the official landslide maps are checked for the exact address.

Key points

  • Farming village on the hills behind Agrigento.
  • Residents down 12.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.060 g.
  • Over-65s at 28.1%, against 24.0% in the province.

Overview

Joppolo Giancaxio is a municipality in the province of Agrigento, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,059 residents, among the smallest in the province (42 of 43).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Joppolo Giancaxio is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (27 of 43) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.060 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Joppolo Giancaxio, 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 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Joppolo Giancaxio declared an average taxable income of 18,683 euros, in line with the province (18,027 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Joppolo Giancaxio is in climate zone C, with 970 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 275 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Joppolo Giancaxio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 4.5% of the land in Joppolo Giancaxio, compared with 5.8% 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 Joppolo Giancaxio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Joppolo Giancaxio: 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 Joppolo Giancaxio 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 14 inhabited census areas in Joppolo Giancaxio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.7%
  • good 87.3%

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 084019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.