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Villalba: 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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For example: Via Nicolo' Palmeri 1, Villalba.

Villalba, wheat and lentils in the heart of Sicily

Among the wheat-growing hills of central Sicily, in the northern part of the province of Caltanissetta, Villalba is a farming town at around 600 metres. Its best-known product is the Villalba lentil, a local large-seeded variety protected as a Slow Food presidium.

Life here is that of an inland town: village houses on two or three floors, often with storerooms at ground level, and open countryside all around. For hospital care, secondary schools and public offices people go to Caltanissetta or the larger towns of the area, always by car. Hill winters can be cold and windy, and summers very hot.

The population is shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,391 residents in 2023, 19.6% fewer than the 1,731 of 2011. The average age is 49.2, against 45.2 in the province, over-65s make up 30.8% and foreign residents 0.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Villalba is in seismic zone 3, like 18 of the 22 municipalities in the province of Caltanissetta; the remaining 4 are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.082 g. In old masonry houses, the basic checks cover floors, roof and cracks in load-bearing walls.

The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, useful on the clay soils of the hills, and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Wheat hills in the north of the province of Caltanissetta.
  • Villalba lentils, a Slow Food presidium.
  • Population down 19.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.082 g.

Overview

Villalba is a municipality in the province of Caltanissetta, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,391 residents, ranked 18 of 22 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villalba 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 0.082 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 19.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 0.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villalba declared an average taxable income of 14,247 euros, below the provincial average (19,090 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villalba is in climate zone D, with 1,602 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 620 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villalba has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 3.3% of the land in Villalba, compared with 4.8% 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 contaminated sites in Villalba.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villalba: 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 Villalba 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 8 inhabited census areas in Villalba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 78 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.1%
  • good 98.9%

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 085022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.