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Paceco: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Trapani, 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: Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Paceco.

Paceco, salt pans and farmland on the edge of Trapani

Paceco begins where the outskirts of Trapani end and runs down to the salt pans, which, together with the hamlet of Nubia, are part of the Saline di Trapani e Paceco nature reserve. From the pans you see windmills, heaps of salt and, in the distance, Monte Erice. The rest is flat farmland with vineyards and olive groves, and the hamlets of Dattilo and Nubia.

Paceco works largely as a residential suburb of Trapani: many people live here and work in the city, a few kilometres away. Homes are mostly detached houses on one or two floors, small villas and low blocks, often with a yard, at lower prices than in Trapani. In the countryside there are rural houses and bagli, the old walled Sicilian farmsteads, to restore, with all the cost and time that involves.

Here too the population is falling. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,635 residents in 2023, down 7.4% on 2011, or 852 fewer. The estimated average age is 46.0, as in the province, and over-65s make up 24.7%. Foreign residents are few, 1.8%, while declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average. For healthcare and large shops people go to Trapani; the municipality has 2 recorded healthcare facilities.

In 1968 the Belice earthquake struck the inland part of the province of Trapani hard, and today 6 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 1. Paceco is in zone 2, but its expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, about 0.053 g. For a self-built house from the 1970s or 1980s, still ask for the design, the structural sign-off and proof that the building is fully permitted.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. In the low-lying strip towards the salt pans and the sea, flood hazard is checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Trapani and Paceco salt pans reserve, hamlets of Nubia and Dattilo.
  • Population down 7.4% since 2011, 852 fewer.
  • Seismic zone 2, low expected acceleration of about 0.053 g.
  • Detached houses at lower prices than in Trapani.

Overview

Paceco is a municipality in the province of Trapani, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 10,635 residents, ranked 10 of 25 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Paceco is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (18 of 25) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.053 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Paceco, 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 7.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% 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 Paceco declared an average taxable income of 19,394 euros, in line with the province (18,927 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Paceco is in climate zone B, with 848 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 36 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Paceco has 10 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 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 7.4% of the land in Paceco, compared with 7.9% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Paceco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Paceco: 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 Paceco 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 110 inhabited census areas in Paceco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 10.4%
  • good 56.2%
  • very good 33.3%

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 081013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.