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Longi: 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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Longi, a Nebrodi village above the Tyrrhenian coast

Longi is a village in the Nebrodi, the mountains running along the Tyrrhenian coast of the province of Messina. It stands above six hundred metres, inside the Nebrodi Park. Around it are woods, pasture and fields. The coast, with the railway and motorway between Messina and Palermo, is reached by winding mountain roads; Messina itself is a long way off.

The village has lost many people in recent years: 1,290 residents in 2023, 17.4% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 47.6, slightly above the province's 46.7, and over-65s are 25.9%. Foreign residents are few, 1.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The housing stock is made up of stone houses in the centre, often built against each other with stepped access, and rural houses among the woods and pasture. Buying a summer house and buying a home to live in all year are different calculations: at this altitude winters are cool (climate zone D), and the roof and systems of an old house need checking first.

The province of Messina has 17 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 91 in zone 2. Longi is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.184 g: for houses with old masonry, ask whether any structural work has been done.

In mountain country, landslides and streams are checked house by house. The report does this on the official maps and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Nebrodi mountains, above six hundred metres, inside the Nebrodi Park.
  • Population down 17.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.184 g.
  • Stone houses with stepped access in the centre.

Overview

Longi is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,290 residents, ranked 69 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Longi 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 0.184 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Longi, 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 17.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Longi declared an average taxable income of 18,095 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Longi is in climate zone D, with 1,680 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 616 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Longi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

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 1.3% of the land in Longi, 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 Longi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Longi: 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 Longi 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 9 inhabited census areas in Longi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 13.3%
  • good 86.7%

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 083042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.