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Sinagra: what to know before buying a home

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

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Sinagra, in the first Nebrodi hills above the Tyrrhenian

Sinagra lies inland from the Tyrrhenian coast of the province of Messina, in the first hills of the Nebrodi mountains, behind the stretch of coast between Capo d'Orlando and Brolo. The climate is mild, climate zone C, and the landscape is olive groves, vegetable plots and fields rising towards the woods of the interior. Along the coast run the Messina-Palermo railway and the A20 motorway, reached by driving down the valley.

The town has an old centre with churches and mansions and a newer part that has grown along the main road. Many families have ties to the coast, where the jobs, secondary schools and bigger shops are. The property market is made up of village houses, often on several floors, and country homes with land. On the Nebrodi slopes and near streams, check the official landslide and flood maps, which the report reads for the address.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,465 residents, down 10.7% since 2011. The average age of 47.0 is close to that of the province of Messina (46.7), and over-65s make up 25.7%. Foreign residents are few, at 1.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Local services include 5 school-related places, 1 pharmacy and 12 cafés and restaurants.

Sinagra is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 90 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.187 g. In north-eastern Sicily seismic hazard is significant: for an old masonry house, ask when it was built, what state the roof and floors are in and whether any strengthening has been done. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Inland from the Messina Tyrrhenian coast, in the first Nebrodi hills.
  • Coast with railway and A20 motorway a drive down the valley.
  • Population down 10.7% since 2011, average age 47.0.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.187 g.

Overview

Sinagra is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,465 residents, ranked 47 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sinagra is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (91 of 108) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.187 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sinagra, 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 10.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sinagra declared an average taxable income of 16,186 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sinagra is in climate zone C, with 1,071 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 260 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sinagra has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 6.5% of the land in Sinagra, compared with 6.0% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Sinagra.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sinagra: 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 Sinagra 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 28 inhabited census areas in Sinagra. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 33.7%
  • good 66.3%

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 083095. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.