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Montemaggiore Belsito: 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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Montemaggiore Belsito, inland hills behind Termini Imerese

In the interior of the province of Palermo, in the hills behind Termini Imerese, Montemaggiore Belsito is a farming village at about 500 metres, surrounded by wheat fields, pasture and olive groves. The centre is compact, with sloping streets and closely packed houses, and from the village you look out over open hill country falling towards the valley.

Work, larger services and the coast are towards Termini Imerese and Palermo, reached by car down to the motorway. Buyers mostly find houses in the centre, often old and in need of renovation, plus a few country homes. The market is small, and when a house comes from an inheritance, check the paperwork carefully, from the inheritance documents to the cadastral floor plan.

The population is falling fast: 2,893 residents in 2023, 18.9% fewer than in 2011. The mean age is 50.2, much higher than the province (44.7), and 32.9% are over 65 against 22.8% across the province. Foreign residents are very few at 1.1%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

On earthquakes, Montemaggiore is in seismic zone 2, like 80 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.132 g. In an older masonry house, have the walls, floors and roof checked before any finishing work. On sloping streets and plots, the report reads the official landslide maps for the address.

Key points

  • Inland hills behind Termini Imerese
  • Farming village at about 500 metres
  • Down 18.9%, 32.9% over 65
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.132 g

Overview

Montemaggiore Belsito is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,893 residents, ranked 50 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montemaggiore Belsito 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 0.132 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montemaggiore Belsito, 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 18.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montemaggiore Belsito declared an average taxable income of 16,467 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montemaggiore Belsito is in climate zone D, with 1,430 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 517 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montemaggiore Belsito has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 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 3.4% of the land in Montemaggiore Belsito, 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

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 Montemaggiore Belsito.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montemaggiore Belsito: 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 Montemaggiore Belsito 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 Montemaggiore Belsito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 23.7%
  • good 76.3%

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 082051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.