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Apiro: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Borgo Trento 1, Apiro.

Apiro, at the foot of Monte San Vicino

Monte San Vicino is the backdrop to the whole landscape of Apiro, a hill municipality in the province of Macerata, in inland Marche. The historic centre stands on a hill above 500 metres, with walls, lanes and brick buildings, surrounded by fields, woods and old farmhouses. Cingoli is close by, and Jesi, with the Esino valley and the links to Ancona, is within driving distance.

Buyers will find houses in the old centre, often on several floors and without a garage, detached homes on the edges and country farmhouses with land, some restored and others needing full renovation. For farmhouses, the access road, water supply and roof all matter, and you should ask which work was done in recent years and under which permits.

Istat, the national statistics office, records 2,027 residents in 2023, down 16.3% since 2011. The average age is 48.9 against 47.2 in the province, 30.0% are over 65 and foreign residents make up 6.7%. Declared incomes are below the Macerata average.

Earthquakes belong at the centre of any assessment. Apiro is in seismic zone 2 and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.174 g. The province of Macerata went through the 2016 earthquake sequence, and since then many buildings have a damage or reconstruction file. For an older house, ask whether one exists, how far it has got and what it covers: that is the first useful check.

The Revenue Agency's cadastre is published. The report starts from the address, reaches the plot and sets the seismic data alongside the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Hilltop above 500 metres at the foot of Monte San Vicino.
  • Population down 16.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.174 g.
  • Older houses: ask whether a reconstruction file exists.

Overview

Apiro is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 2,027 residents, ranked 27 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Apiro is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (49 of 55) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.174 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Apiro, 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 16.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Apiro declared an average taxable income of 21,179 euros, below the provincial average (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Apiro is in climate zone E, with 2,243 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 526 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Apiro has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. 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 0.7 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 4.9% of the land in Apiro, compared with 5.7% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

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 Apiro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Apiro: 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 Apiro 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 32 inhabited census areas in Apiro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.0%
  • fair 91.0%

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 043002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.