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Castelbellino: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Antonio Gramsci 1, Castelbellino.

Castelbellino, the hilltop village and the Esino valley floor

Castelbellino is a municipality in the middle Vallesina, west of Jesi. The old village stands on a hill above the river Esino, while most people now live down on the valley floor, where homes, shops and small industrial areas have grown up in recent decades along the Vallesina expressway. The surrounding hills are planted with vines: this is one of the villages of the Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi wine area.

For buyers, up and down are two different worlds. At the top there are brick and stone houses, narrow streets and views over the valley, with limited parking; below are newer blocks of flats and villas, handy for anyone travelling daily to Jesi, Fabriano or Ancona. The expressway makes journeys quick, but living next to the main roads on the valley floor means living with their traffic.

The population is holding up: 4,926 residents in 2023, up 3.4% on 2011. It is also younger than the provincial average, with an average age of 44.7 against 47.2, and people over 65 at 21.7%, compared with 26.2% in the province of Ancona. Foreign residents make up 9.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Like all 47 municipalities in the province, Castelbellino is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.179 g. In the old village, brick and stone buildings often lean on each other, so when buying look at past strengthening, the state of the floors and any work on neighbouring buildings. For the blocks on the valley floor, ask for the structural design.

The Vallesina hills are largely clay and can slide after long spells of rain, while on the valley floor the areas closest to the Esino need checking. The report checks landslide and flood risk at the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hilltop village and a newer area on the Esino valley floor.
  • 4,926 residents, up 3.4% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 21.7%, below the provincial 26.2%.
  • The whole province in seismic zone 2.

Overview

Castelbellino is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 4,926 residents, ranked 18 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelbellino is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 47 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.179 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Castelbellino, 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 3.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 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 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelbellino declared an average taxable income of 23,507 euros, below the provincial average (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelbellino is in climate zone D, with 2,068 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 261 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelbellino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 25.0% of the land in Castelbellino, compared with 9.1% 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Castelbellino. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelbellino: 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 Castelbellino 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 45 inhabited census areas in Castelbellino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.0%
  • fair 72.6%
  • good 17.4%

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 042008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.