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Roccapalumba: 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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Roccapalumba, inland hills in the province of Palermo

Roccapalumba is a village in the hills inland from Palermo, among wheat fields and olive groves that separate the coast from the Sicilian interior. The centre stands at around five hundred metres, gathered around its main church, and Palermo is roughly an hour away by car. For hospital care, offices and secondary schools residents travel to the larger towns of the province.

The figure that stands out is population decline. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 2,177 residents in 2023, down 17.4% from 2,634 in 2011, or 457 fewer people. The average age is 48.4, against 44.7 for the province, and 27.2% are over 65. Foreign nationals are very few, at 1.1%.

Buyers in the old centre will find terraced houses on several floors, some of them needing work. Before making an offer, have the roof, wiring, plumbing and damp checked, and ask for paperwork on any past work. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. The climate is zone D: winters are not harsh, but colder than on the coast.

Roccapalumba is in seismic zone 2, like 81 of the 82 municipalities in the province of Palermo, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.106 g. In an old masonry building, find out what structural work has been done. The report starts from the address, finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps and reads the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Inland hills of the province of Palermo, centre at about five hundred metres.
  • 2,177 residents, down 17.4% since 2011.
  • 27.2% over 65, average age 48.4.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.106 g.

Overview

Roccapalumba is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,177 residents, ranked 60 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roccapalumba 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 0.106 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Roccapalumba, 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 17.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roccapalumba declared an average taxable income of 16,203 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roccapalumba is in climate zone D, with 1,457 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 530 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roccapalumba has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 3.7% of the land in Roccapalumba, compared with 5.7% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 hectares.

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 Roccapalumba.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roccapalumba: 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 Roccapalumba 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 21 inhabited census areas in Roccapalumba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 23.3%
  • good 76.0%

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 082062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.