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Montelepre: 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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Montelepre, a hill town between Palermo and Partinico

Montelepre spreads across the side of a hill west of Palermo, inland between Carini and Partinico, at about 350 metres. Around the town are fields, olive groves and limestone hills, and the coast is a short drive away. It is a farming town that has become partly residential for people working in the city or on the coast.

The typical home is in the centre, on narrow, steep streets, often several storeys high with only a few square metres per floor. On the edges there are newer blocks and detached houses with more space and parking. Palermo is reached by car via Carini and the motorway, and journey times depend heavily on traffic on the city ring road. On the steeper slopes, check landslide hazard, which the report reads from the official maps for the address.

The town has been losing residents: 5,670 in 2023, down 11.7% since 2011, or 751 fewer people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age of 45.3 is close to the provincial figure, and over-65s make up 23.8%. Foreign nationals are very few, 1.8%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Almost every municipality in the province of Palermo is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification. Montelepre is in zone 2 with 80 others, and the expected acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.177 g, a fairly high value. Many houses in the centre are masonry and have had floors added over the years: before buying, find out when and how the extra storeys were built and whether permits exist.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the parcel from the address. Mild winters in climate zone C keep heating costs down; leaks and summer heat matter more.

Key points

  • Hill town west of Palermo, towards Carini and Partinico.
  • Population down 11.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.177 g.
  • Houses in the centre often extended upwards: check the permits.

Overview

Montelepre is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,670 residents, ranked 31 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montelepre 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 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montelepre, 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 11.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montelepre declared an average taxable income of 18,556 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montelepre is in climate zone C, with 1,058 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 342 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montelepre has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 17.9% of the land in Montelepre, 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 Montelepre.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montelepre: 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 Montelepre 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 Montelepre. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 16.7%
  • good 21.0%
  • very good 62.2%

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

ISTAT code 082050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.