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Lascari: 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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Lascari, the coastal plain between Campofelice and Cefalù

Lascari covers a stretch of farmland on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily, between Campofelice di Roccella and Cefalù, with the Madonie mountains rising straight behind it. The village lies only a little above sea level and a short distance from the beach. The surrounding countryside is farmed, and over recent decades detached houses and holiday homes have spread between the fields.

Unlike many Sicilian towns, Lascari has gained people: 3,706 residents in 2023, up 5.9% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.7, close to the figure for the province of Palermo (44.7), and foreign residents are few, at 2.4%. Households are small, 2.05 people on average, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers are really looking at two markets. In the centre and along the main roads there are homes lived in all year round, while towards the sea and in the outlying areas summer houses dominate, and there wiring, plumbing, damp and general upkeep need a careful look. Everyday services are in the village: the data count 6 supermarkets, a lot for a place of this size. The nearest hospital is in Cefalù, and the motorway to Palermo runs along the coast.

Lascari is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency), like 80 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.180 g in the built-up area. For houses built between the 1960s and the 1980s, ask for the structural paperwork and proof that the building is fully authorised, including any amnesty applications (condono). On the plain, near the streams coming down from the Madonie, the report checks the official flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Coastal plain between Campofelice di Roccella and Cefalù, Madonie behind.
  • 3,706 residents, up 5.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.180 g.
  • 6 supermarkets, above the provincial average per resident.

Overview

Lascari is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,706 residents, ranked 39 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lascari 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 0.180 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Lascari, 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 grown by 5.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lascari declared an average taxable income of 18,561 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lascari is in climate zone B, with 796 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 76 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lascari has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 15.4% of the land in Lascari, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Lascari.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lascari: 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 Lascari 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 17 inhabited census areas in Lascari. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 49.7%
  • good 49.9%

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 082044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.