Lampedusa e Linosa: 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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Lampedusa and Linosa, Italy's southernmost islands
The municipality covers the two inhabited Pelagie islands, Lampedusa and Linosa, in the Strait of Sicily and closer to the African coast than to Sicily. Lampedusa is low and made of limestone, with the town gathered around the harbour; Linosa is a much smaller volcanic island with a few hundred inhabitants. You get there by plane, to Lampedusa airport, or by sea from Porto Empedocle.
Buying a home here means accepting island life. The economy revolves around fishing and summer tourism, and many properties are set up for holiday lets: there are 13.49 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 4.63 in the province of Agrigento. Building materials and labour cost more because nearly everything arrives by ship, and water and power depend on plants that serve only the islands.
Unlike many towns in the Agrigento area, the population has grown: 6,522 residents in 2023, up 6.8% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is also younger, with an average age of 43.8 against 45.6 and over-65s at 19.2%.
On earthquakes the islands fare better than the rest of the province. Lampedusa and Linosa is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection Department's scale, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.022 g, while the other municipalities around Agrigento are in zones 1, 2 or 3. Climate matters more: this is climate zone A, the warmest in Italy, and wind and salt spray take their toll. For a house near the sea, check the render, the steel in the concrete and the window frames.
The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, and the report identifies the land parcel. For buildings close to the coast, have a surveyor check planning permissions and landscape restrictions before completion.
Key points
- Two inhabited islands in the Strait of Sicily, by air or ferry.
- 6,522 residents, up 6.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.022 g.
- 13.49 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents.
Overview
Lampedusa e Linosa is a municipality in the province of Agrigento, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,522 residents, ranked 18 of 43 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lampedusa e Linosa is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. It is the only municipality in the province in zone 4.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.022 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 6.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lampedusa e Linosa declared an average taxable income of 16,998 euros, below the provincial average (18,027 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Lampedusa e Linosa is in climate zone A, with 568 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 December to 15 March, for up to 6 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 16 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lampedusa e Linosa has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 9.6% of the land in Lampedusa e Linosa, 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 open contaminated sites in Lampedusa e Linosa; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lampedusa e Linosa: 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 Lampedusa e Linosa 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 43 inhabited census areas in Lampedusa e Linosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.4%
- fair 39.3%
- good 59.2%
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 084020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.