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Naso: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Contrada Cresta 5, Naso.

Naso, in the Nebrodi hills above Capo d'Orlando

Naso sits on a hill in the Nebrodi range, at around 500 metres, looking over the valley of the fiumara (a seasonal torrent) of the same name that runs down to the Tyrrhenian Sea. The coast at Capo d'Orlando is a short drive away, and that coastal strip is where the railway, the motorway towards Messina and Palermo and many of the services are. The village keeps an old centre with historic churches and palazzi, and a rural hinterland of olive groves, hazelnut orchards and scattered hamlets.

There were 3,419 residents in 2023, down 14.8% on 2011, with 596 fewer people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.6, against 46.7 in the province of Messina, and over-65s make up 30.8%. Foreign nationals are just 1.6%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.

Buyers here find houses in the centre, often old and long empty, and country houses out in the hamlets, more isolated. A car is essential for daily life, and it is worth using the report to measure the real distance to schools, pharmacies and shops, which are sometimes down on the coast.

The province of Messina is among the most earthquake-prone in Italy, with 17 municipalities in zone 1 and 91 in zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale. Naso is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.169 g. Before buying an old masonry house, have a surveyor check the load-bearing walls, floors and roof.

For landslides and flooding, the report looks up the official maps for the exact spot. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • Nebrodi hill above the valley of the Naso torrent.
  • 3,419 residents in 2023, down 14.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.169 g.
  • Railway, motorway and services on the coast at Capo d'Orlando.

Overview

Naso is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,419 residents, ranked 34 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Naso 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 0.169 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Naso, 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 14.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% 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 Naso declared an average taxable income of 16,873 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Naso is in climate zone D, with 1,464 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 490 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Naso has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 7.0% of the land in Naso, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Naso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Naso: 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 Naso 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 52 inhabited census areas in Naso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 51.8%
  • good 43.2%
  • very good 4.8%

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 083060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.