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Ravanusa: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Agrigento, Sicilia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Ravanusa, a farming hill town inland from Agrigento

Ravanusa is a hill town in the eastern part of the province of Agrigento, at around 300 metres, surrounded by farmland and some way from the coast, which you reach by heading down towards Licata. Next to the town rises Monte Saraceno, a hill with the remains of an ancient settlement studied by archaeologists.

The figure that matters most is population loss. At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,284 residents, down 15.2% from 12,128 in 2011. That is 1,844 fewer people, as in much of inland Sicily, where many young people leave to study or work in northern Italy or abroad. The mean age is 45.2 and 23.8% of residents are over 65, close to provincial levels. Foreign residents are few, 3.8%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average, which is itself low.

For buyers, the outcome is a market with many empty houses and modest prices, which calls for extra checks. Many homes have been shut for years and need a careful look at damp, roofs and wiring and plumbing. It is also worth checking planning compliance, since in Sicily it is not unusual to find applications to regularise building work still pending.

Seismic hazard is moderate. Ravanusa is in zone 3 on the national scale from 1 (highest) to 4 used by the Civil Protection Department, like 12 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.063 g. For older masonry houses it still helps to know how floors and roof are built.

The town stands on a rise and some streets drop steeply towards the countryside, so slope and landslide hazard vary from one street to the next; the report reads both for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the plot can be traced from the house number.

Key points

  • Hill town in the eastern part of the province of Agrigento.
  • Population down 15.2% since 2011: many empty houses.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.063 g.
  • Check utilities, roofs and planning compliance before buying.

Overview

Ravanusa is a municipality in the province of Agrigento, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 10,284 residents, ranked 11 of 43 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ravanusa is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 12 of 43 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.063 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 15.2%. 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 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ravanusa declared an average taxable income of 16,316 euros, below the provincial average (18,027 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ravanusa is in climate zone C, with 1,051 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 320 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ravanusa has 7 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.7 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).

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 6.8% of the land in Ravanusa, compared with 5.8% 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 open contaminated sites in Ravanusa; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ravanusa: 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 Ravanusa 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 40 inhabited census areas in Ravanusa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.2%
  • good 52.8%
  • very good 46.1%

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 084031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.