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Siculiana: 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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Siculiana, the hill town and the Torre Salsa coast

Siculiana sits on high ground a few kilometres from the sea, on the southern coast of Sicily west of Agrigento. The town itself is on the hill, gathered around its main church, while on the coast are the seaside hamlet of Siculiana Marina and the Torre Salsa nature reserve, with its pale cliffs and long beaches.

The housing market has two sides. In the historic centre there are many masonry houses, often old and in need of work, in a town that has lost residents in recent years; at Siculiana Marina, summer homes used for a few months a year are the norm. The climate is mild (climate zone B), so heating costs little, while shade, ventilation and, near the sea, protection from salt air matter more.

In 2023 there were 4,149 residents, down 10.4% on 2011. The average age is 46.4, slightly above the province of Agrigento (45.6), and over-65s make up 25.3%. Foreign residents account for 2.5% and declared incomes remain below the provincial average.

Siculiana is classified in seismic zone 2 by the Civil Protection department, like 26 other municipalities in the province. The zone, however, covers the whole municipality, while the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area, estimated by INGV (the national institute of geophysics), is about 0.058 g, a low value. For old houses in the centre it is still wise to check floors, roofs and cracks in the walls.

The hills around the town are largely clay and can shift in heavy rain. The report checks landslide and flood hazard for the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill town west of Agrigento, with Siculiana Marina on the sea.
  • Torre Salsa nature reserve along the coast.
  • 4,149 residents, down 10.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, yet low expected acceleration, about 0.058 g.

Overview

Siculiana is a municipality in the province of Agrigento, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,149 residents, ranked 24 of 43 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Siculiana is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (27 of 43) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.058 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Siculiana, 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 10.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Siculiana declared an average taxable income of 15,825 euros, below the provincial average (18,027 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Siculiana is in climate zone B, with 761 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 December to 31 March, for up to 8 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 129 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Siculiana has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 5.4% of the land in Siculiana, compared with 5.8% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 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 open contaminated sites in Siculiana; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Siculiana: 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 Siculiana 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 24 inhabited census areas in Siculiana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.4%
  • good 81.4%
  • very good 13.1%

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 084042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.