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Roccamena: what to know before buying a home

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

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Roccamena, farmland hills towards the Belice valley

Roccamena is a farming village in the Sicilian interior, in the hills that run down towards the Belice valley in the province of Palermo. Around the houses are wheat fields, olive groves and provincial roads. Palermo is well over an hour away by car, and for hospital, offices and secondary schools people rely on the larger towns of the area. Living here without a car is hard.

The population has fallen quickly. In 2023 there were 1,305 residents, down 16.5% on the 1,562 counted at the 2011 census by Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.8, against 44.7 across the province, and over-65s make up 29.3% of residents (22.8% in the province). Foreign residents are 6.5%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

What you find on the market is mostly village houses on two or three floors and farmhouses in the countryside. Winters are mild (climate zone C), but many older homes have dated systems and little insulation, so budget for them before making an offer.

Earthquakes are the point not to overlook. Roccamena is in seismic zone 2, like 80 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of 0.166 g. The Belice valley went through the 1968 earthquake: for any house, ask for the year of construction, any rebuilding or strengthening work and the paperwork that proves it.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality. From the address the report finds the land parcel, checks the official landslide and flood maps and measures the distance to the pharmacy, schools and shops.

Key points

  • Farming village in the hills towards the Belice valley.
  • Population down 16.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.166 g.
  • Over-65s at 29.3%, against 22.8% in the province.

Overview

Roccamena is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,305 residents, ranked 70 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccamena is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (81 of 82) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.166 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccamena, 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 16.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccamena declared an average taxable income of 13,208 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccamena is in climate zone C, with 1,346 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 480 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccamena has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

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 3.3% of the land in Roccamena, compared with 5.7% 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 open contaminated sites in Roccamena; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccamena: 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 Roccamena 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 7 inhabited census areas in Roccamena. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 31.3%
  • good 68.7%

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 082061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.