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Regalbuto: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Enna, 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 Gian Filippo Ingrassia 1, Regalbuto.

Regalbuto, a hill town in Enna province facing Etna

From the town, at around five hundred metres, the view to the east runs all the way to Mount Etna. Regalbuto lies in the eastern part of the province of Enna, between Agira and Centuripe, in hill country planted with wheat and olives, with patches of pasture. Lake Pozzillo, a large reservoir, lies within its boundaries.

For work, hospitals and the airport, people look to Catania rather than Enna, and they drive: the Palermo-Catania motorway runs further south along the Dittaino valley. The old centre is built on the slope, with steep streets and tall houses packed together; newer buildings sit lower down and along the approach roads. There are empty houses in the centre, a sign of the falling population, and if you buy a place that has been shut up for years, budget for the roof, the wiring and plumbing, and damp.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,626 residents in 2023, down 10.3% on 2011, or 762 fewer people. The average age is 45.5, a little below the province (46.4), and over-65s make up 24.1%. Foreign residents are 4.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, which is already low.

Regalbuto is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 18 of the 20 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.110 g. Eastern Sicily has a long history of strong earthquakes. Before buying a stone or brick house in the centre, ask when it was built and whether structural work has been done, especially if floors have been added or the layout changed.

Much of inland Sicily is clay, and hillsides can shift: slope and landslide hazard are checked for the individual address, along with flooding near watercourses. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report traces each address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill town in eastern Enna province; Catania is the nearest big city.
  • 6,626 residents, down 10.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.110 g.
  • Clay hillsides: check landslides and slope by address.

Overview

Regalbuto is a municipality in the province of Enna, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,626 residents, ranked 9 of 20 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Regalbuto is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (18 of 20) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.110 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Regalbuto, 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 10.3%. 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 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Regalbuto declared an average taxable income of 16,878 euros, below the provincial average (18,393 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Regalbuto is in climate zone D, with 1,450 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 520 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 2.5% of the land in Regalbuto, compared with 3.2% 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 Regalbuto.

Landslides and flooding

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

Residents by band

  • fair 8.7%
  • good 91.3%

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 086016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.