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Torretta: 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: Via John Kennedy 1, Torretta.

Torretta, a hill village behind Carini and Capaci

Torretta sits in the hills inland from Palermo, behind Carini and Capaci, not far from the city and from Punta Raisi airport. The village is small and compact, surrounded by farmland, olive groves and limestone hills.

The population here is growing. There are 4,384 residents, up 5.9% since 2011, and the population is young: an average age of 41.7 against 44.7 for the province of Palermo, over-65s at 18.6%, households of 2.54 people on average. Many residents work in Palermo or along the coast and choose Torretta for bigger, cheaper homes. Foreign residents are very few, 1.1%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers will find village houses, detached homes and country properties, often built in several stages. In such cases, check the building permits, any amnesty applications for unauthorised work, the certificate of habitability and the boundaries carefully before signing the preliminary contract. The data lists 22 services: the village covers the basics, and for everything else you drive down to Carini and Palermo.

The province of Palermo is almost entirely in seismic zone 2: 81 municipalities out of 82, Torretta included. The expected ground acceleration here is about 0.173 g. For a house built in stages, with floors added over time, a structural check by an engineer is money well spent.

On the hillsides the report measures the slope and reads the official landslide maps for the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Hills behind Carini and Capaci, close to Palermo.
  • Up 5.9% since 2011; average age 41.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.173 g.
  • Houses built in stages: check permits and structure.

Overview

Torretta is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,384 residents, ranked 35 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torretta 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 0.173 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Torretta, 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 grown by 5.9%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torretta declared an average taxable income of 17,097 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torretta is in climate zone C, with 1,056 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 325 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 7.4% of the land in Torretta, 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

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Torretta; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torretta: 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 Torretta 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 26 inhabited census areas in Torretta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 36.9%
  • good 63.1%

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 082072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.