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Oliveri: 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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Oliveri, the beach below the Tindari headland

Oliveri is a seaside village on the Tyrrhenian coast of the province of Messina, in the Gulf of Patti, at the foot of the Tindari headland and its sanctuary. The centre sits practically on the beach, a few metres above sea level, with hills behind it. Messina and Palermo are reached along the motorway that follows the coast, and Patti and Milazzo are the nearby towns for services.

In summer the village changes: holidaymakers arrive and many homes are holiday houses. It shows in Overture Maps data too, with 25 bars, restaurants and cafés. Buyers need to be clear whether they want a home for the whole year or one for the summer, because services and activity vary a lot between seasons.

There were 2,174 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011 (up 0.8%), according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.5 and 28.2% are over 65, a little above the provincial average. Foreign nationals make up 4.7%. Declared incomes are low compared with the province. The climate is among the mildest in Italy, zone B.

Earthquakes need to be taken seriously. Oliveri is in seismic zone 2, like 91 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration reaches about 0.198 g. For a flat, ask for the year of construction and any structural work. Near the beach and the streams coming down from the hills, flood hazard depends on the address: the report checks it and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Gulf of Patti, at the foot of the Tindari headland.
  • Seaside village with many holiday homes.
  • 2,174 residents, almost unchanged since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.198 g.

Overview

Oliveri is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,174 residents, ranked 53 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Oliveri 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 0.198 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Oliveri, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Oliveri declared an average taxable income of 15,430 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Oliveri is in climate zone B, with 630 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 2 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Oliveri has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 8.5% of the land in Oliveri, 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 Oliveri.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Oliveri: 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 Oliveri 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 11 inhabited census areas in Oliveri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 38.6%
  • good 17.0%
  • very good 44.4%

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 083063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.