After World War II , Canada and Australia became destinations , as did Germany and Great Britain and the major cities of the Italian mainland . On 31 December 2015 there were only 6,712 permanent residents , although the physical size of the town had grown , as families occupied larger residences . Following severe damage in the 1968 Belice Valley earthquake , a new section of town , Sasi , was built on former farmlands about from the old town centre
Belice Valley earthquake
1968 Belice earthquake
Calatafimi-Segesta