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Villarosa: what to know before buying a home

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

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Villarosa, a mining town between Enna and Caltanissetta

In inland Sicily, between Enna and Caltanissetta, Villarosa grew up around farming and sulphur mines, which for generations employed a large part of the population. That history is remembered in a mining museum set up in old railway carriages at the station. The municipality also includes the hamlet of Villapriolo.

The town sits at around five hundred metres on open, rolling land, with wheat fields and pasture all around. For buyers, prices in an inland town that is losing people are low, but many houses have been shut for years and need work. On slopes and clay ground, the report checks the official landslide maps for the address. Winters are moderate (climate zone D), but in houses that have been closed for a long time, damp, the roof and the wiring and plumbing need careful checking.

The decline is steep: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,288 residents in 2023, down 16.4% on 2011 (842 people). The average age is 47.0, over-65s make up 27.3% and foreign residents just 3.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. There are 3 pharmacies, 0.70 per 1,000 residents against 0.38 in the province.

Almost the whole province of Enna is in seismic zone 2 (18 of 20 municipalities), and Villarosa is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.085 g. In old masonry houses, look at the state of walls, floors and roof and ask whether any work is documented.

Key points

  • Sulphur mining town, including the hamlet of Villapriolo.
  • 4,288 residents, 842 fewer than in 2011.
  • Pharmacies: 0.70 per 1,000 residents.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.085 g.

Overview

Villarosa is a municipality in the province of Enna, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,288 residents, ranked 14 of 20 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villarosa is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (18 of 20) 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.

For anyone buying in Villarosa, 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 16.4%. 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 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villarosa declared an average taxable income of 16,375 euros, below the provincial average (18,393 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villarosa is in climate zone D, with 1,455 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 523 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villarosa has 4 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.8% of the land in Villarosa, compared with 3.2% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Villarosa, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villarosa: 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 Villarosa 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 23 inhabited census areas in Villarosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 25.6%
  • good 74.4%

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 086020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.