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Valledolmo: 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 Lanza 1, Valledolmo.

Valledolmo, a hill town in the south of the Palermo province

On the southern edge of the province of Palermo, towards the border with Caltanissetta, Valledolmo sits among rolling wheat fields, far from the coast. The town hall stands at around 750 metres and the town is in climate zone D, so winters are colder than in much of Sicily and heating is a real running cost.

The town has a regular layout of straight streets and low stone and render houses. Buyers mostly find independent homes on two or three floors, often in need of updating. For work and larger services people drive to Palermo or to the bigger inland towns; without a car, daily life is hard.

The population has fallen 16.6% since 2011 and stood at 3,124 in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is an older community: average age 48.5 against 44.7 for the province, with over-65s at 29.0%. Foreign residents are few (0.6%) and declared incomes are well below the provincial average, although that average is pulled up by the city of Palermo.

Valledolmo is in seismic zone 2, like 80 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.098 g, towards the low end for this zone. In older masonry houses, the floors, roof and the ties between walls are what matter.

For each address the report starts from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, identifies the plot and shows landslide and flood hazard from the official maps, along with real distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • Wheat-growing hills in the south of the province, around 750 m
  • Down 16.6% since 2011, average age 48.5
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.098 g
  • Independent masonry houses, often needing work

Overview

Valledolmo is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,124 residents, ranked 44 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valledolmo 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 0.098 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Valledolmo, 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 16.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 0.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valledolmo declared an average taxable income of 14,015 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valledolmo is in climate zone D, with 1,786 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 746 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valledolmo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.3 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 4.5% of the land in Valledolmo, 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

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 Valledolmo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valledolmo: 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 Valledolmo 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 15 inhabited census areas in Valledolmo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.1%
  • good 75.6%
  • very good 22.3%

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 082076. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.