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Vallelunga Pratameno: what to know before buying a home

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

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Vallelunga Pratameno, wheat and hills in the heart of Sicily

In the north-western part of the province of Caltanissetta, the countryside is open hills, wheat fields and a few scattered farmhouses. Vallelunga Pratameno is one of the towns of this inland area, with its town hall at around 470 metres and a compact built-up area, far from the coasts and from the island's larger cities.

People buying here usually want an affordable village house or are coming back to a family home. Houses are mostly masonry, on two or three floors, often with ground-floor rooms once used for storage. You get around by car, and fuller services, from the hospital to public offices, are in the larger towns along the provincial roads. The climate is zone C, with hot summers and short winters that can still be cool in the hills.

The population drop is marked: 3,061 residents in 2023, 15.9% fewer than in 2011. The mean age is 46.6 against 45.2 for the province, over-65s are 27.4% and foreign residents only 1.1%. By population the town ranks number 13 among the 22 municipalities in the province, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The earthquake picture is moderate. Vallelunga Pratameno is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 17 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.085 g. In a house that has stood empty for a long time, check the roof, damp and systems first, and ask whether any structural work has been done. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, and on sloping land the report adds the official landslide maps.

Key points

  • Wheat-growing hills inland in the province of Caltanissetta.
  • 3,061 residents, down 15.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.085 g.
  • Masonry village houses: roof, damp and systems first.

Overview

Vallelunga Pratameno is a municipality in the province of Caltanissetta, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,061 residents, ranked 13 of 22 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vallelunga Pratameno is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (18 of 22) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.085 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 15.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vallelunga Pratameno declared an average taxable income of 15,875 euros, below the provincial average (19,090 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vallelunga Pratameno is in climate zone C, with 1,377 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 472 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vallelunga Pratameno has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 4.1% of the land in Vallelunga Pratameno, compared with 4.8% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 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 contaminated sites in Vallelunga Pratameno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vallelunga Pratameno: 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 Vallelunga Pratameno 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 18 inhabited census areas in Vallelunga Pratameno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.8%
  • good 92.2%

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 085021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.