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Belforte del Chienti: 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: Via San Giorgio 1, Belforte del Chienti.

Belforte del Chienti, above the valley upstream of Tolentino

Belforte del Chienti stands on a hill overlooking the Chienti valley, upstream of Tolentino, in the Macerata hinterland, with its old centre at about 350 metres and newer districts towards the valley floor. Here the valley is an important route between the Adriatic coast and Umbria, with roads, firms and industrial buildings along the river.

For people working in Tolentino, Macerata or the valley businesses, Belforte is a convenient base. There are 1,851 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (down 0.5%). The average age is 46.3, slightly below 47.2 in the province, over-65s are 25.7% and foreign residents 7.9%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

The market is split between the hilltop village, with masonry houses gathered in the old core, and the small blocks and detached houses built lower down. The climate is zone D, with winters that are not too cold for an inland area.

The Macerata hinterland is seismically active: in the province, 6 municipalities are in zone 1, the highest on the Civil Protection scale, and 49 in zone 2. Belforte is in zone 2, with an expected acceleration of 0.177 g. For a house in the old centre, ask whether it suffered earthquake damage, what repairs were made and under which permits; for a recent building, ask for the structural design and sign-off.

On the valley floor, read the official Chienti flood maps for the address; on the hill, the landslide maps. The report does this starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hill above the Chienti valley, upstream of Tolentino.
  • Population nearly stable since 2011, average age 46.3.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.177 g.
  • In the old centre, ask about damage and documented repairs.

Overview

Belforte del Chienti is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 1,851 residents, ranked 29 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Belforte del Chienti 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 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Belforte del Chienti, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Belforte del Chienti declared an average taxable income of 23,649 euros, in line with the province (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Belforte del Chienti is in climate zone D, with 2,046 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 347 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Belforte del Chienti has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop 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 7.3% of the land in Belforte del Chienti, compared with 5.7% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Belforte del Chienti.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Belforte del Chienti: 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 Belforte del Chienti 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 20 inhabited census areas in Belforte del Chienti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.2%
  • fair 92.8%

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 043004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.