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Sciara: 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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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: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Sciara.

Sciara, a farming village behind Termini Imerese

Sciara is a small farming town in the Palermo hinterland, behind Termini Imerese, on the hills that rise from the Tyrrhenian coast into inland Sicily. The landscape is made up of wheat fields, olive groves and vegetable plots, and the village is gathered around its main church and square.

For work and services people look to Termini Imerese and, further away, Palermo, which is reached by car via the Palermo to Catania motorway. Many residents commute, and buyers should try the journey at rush hour.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,492 residents in 2023, down 10.6% since 2011. The average age is 45.2, close to 44.7 for the Metropolitan City of Palermo, and 23.6% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 5.0%. Declared incomes are much lower than the provincial average.

The climate is zone C: mild winters and hot, dry summers, with little need for heating but plenty of attention to shading and roof insulation. The market mainly offers masonry village houses, often on two floors, and some rural houses in the countryside; for homes extended over the years, check that the building permits are in order.

Sciara is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 80 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.165 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and the report traces the address back to the land parcel, also checking the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Farming town in the hinterland of Termini Imerese
  • Commuting towards Termini Imerese and Palermo
  • 2,492 residents, down 10.6% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.165 g

Overview

Sciara is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,492 residents, ranked 55 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sciara 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 0.165 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sciara, 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 10.6%. 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 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sciara declared an average taxable income of 14,775 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sciara is in climate zone C, with 1,047 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 210 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sciara has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 3.1% of the land in Sciara, compared with 5.7% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Sciara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sciara: 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 Sciara 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 8 inhabited census areas in Sciara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 082068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.