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Altidona: what to know before buying a home

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

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Altidona, the hill village and its Adriatic Marina

Altidona is one of the coastal municipalities in the province of Fermo. The old village stands on a hill a short way from the sea, while Marina di Altidona stretches along the shore near the mouth of the river Aso. The Adriatic railway and the SS16 coast road run beside the beach, and the Pedaso junction of the A14 motorway is a few minutes away.

The two parts of the municipality offer very different homes. Up on the hill there are brick houses in the old centre and detached homes among farmed slopes; at the Marina there are newer flats and houses, some of them summer homes. Anyone working in Fermo, Porto San Giorgio or towards Ascoli has manageable drives. Overture Maps data record 5 supermarkets and 22 bars and restaurants, while there are only 2 school sites, below the provincial rate per resident.

Altidona is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,573 residents in 2023, up 10.5% since 2011. The average age is low for the Fermo area, 45.2 against 47.6, with over-65s at 21.6% against 26.8%. Foreign residents account for 9.0%, and average declared incomes are slightly above the provincial figure.

All 40 municipalities in the province of Fermo are in seismic zone 2, as classified by the Civil Protection Department (the national emergency agency). The expected ground acceleration in Altidona is about 0.181 g, a medium value. For blocks at the Marina built before recent seismic standards, ask for the structural design and check the facades and the steel in the balconies, exposed to sea air.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality and the report reaches the plot. Near the Aso mouth and along the shore, flooding and erosion matter; on the hills, landslides. Checks are made for the address.

Key points

  • Hill village and seaside Marina, near the mouth of the Aso.
  • 3,573 residents in 2023, up 10.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.2, below the Fermo province.
  • All 40 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.

Overview

Altidona is a municipality in the province of Fermo, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 3,573 residents, ranked 8 of 40 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Altidona is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 40 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.181 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Altidona, 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 grown by 10.5%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Altidona declared an average taxable income of 22,460 euros, in line with the province (21,786 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Altidona is in climate zone D, with 1,988 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 224 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Altidona has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).

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 11.5% of the land in Altidona, compared with 7.9% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Altidona.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Altidona: 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 Altidona 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 21 inhabited census areas in Altidona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • poor 0.1%
  • fair 58.5%
  • good 41.4%

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 109001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.