Editing Erice (section)

=== Districts and Urban Structure ===  
The comune comprises 12 officially recognised ''frazioni'' (hamlets or districts): Adragna, Baglio Rizzo, Ballata, Casa Santa, Crocefissello, Lenzi, Napola, Pizzolungo, Rigaletta, San Cusumano, Specchia, and Torretta.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stradario del Comune di Erice |url=https://www.comune.erice.tp.it/it/page/stradario-comune-di-erice |website=Comune di Erice |access-date=21 May 2025 |language=it}}</ref> Historically, the municipal territory also included neighbouring towns such as Valderice and San Vito Lo Capo, but its present boundaries were finalised in 1955.

Until the mid-20th century, Erice’s territory was primarily rural, with an economy based on agriculture, grazing, and scattered farm settlements. From the 1950s onward, rapid and largely unregulated urban expansion reshaped the lower districts. Casa Santa emerged as the municipality’s administrative and commercial hub, while the historic centre transitioned into a centre for tourism.<ref name="Tusa2017" />