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Casteldelci: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Localita' Senatello 1, Casteldelci.

Casteldelci, the upper Marecchia valley on the Tuscan border

Casteldelci is an inland municipality of the province of Rimini, in the upper Marecchia valley, where Romagna meets Tuscany and the Marche. The village lies at around 620 metres, above the Senatello valley, with hamlets scattered among woods and pastures. Until 2009 it belonged to the province of Pesaro and Urbino, then moved to Emilia-Romagna with the other upper-valley municipalities.

Distance from the coast is the first thing to consider: Rimini is over an hour's drive away, and for everyday services the reference towns are Novafeltria and Pennabilli. Houses are stone, in the village and the hamlets, and many are used as holiday homes. It is climate zone E, with cold winters and some snow.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 364 residents in 2023, 18.2% fewer than the 445 of 2011. The estimated average age is 52.0, against 46.6 in the province of Rimini, and over-65s make up 34.3%, against 24.4% provincially. Foreign residents are 7.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The whole province of Rimini is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, all 27 municipalities, and at Casteldelci expected ground acceleration is about 0.198 g. For stone houses a structural survey before buying is advisable. In an Apennine valley of clays and sandstones, landslides are the main issue to check on the official maps for the exact address.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Upper Marecchia valley, on the Tuscany and Marche border.
  • 364 residents in 2023, down 18.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, like all 27 municipalities in the province.
  • Apennine valley: check landslides on the official maps.

Overview

Casteldelci is a municipality in the province of Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 364 residents, among the smallest in the province (27 of 27).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casteldelci is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.198 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Casteldelci, 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 18.2%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casteldelci declared an average taxable income of 17,421 euros, below the provincial average (22,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Casteldelci is in climate zone E, with 2,572 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 618 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casteldelci has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 2.7% of the land in Casteldelci, compared with 12.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Casteldelci is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. 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 Casteldelci.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casteldelci: 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 Casteldelci 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 25 inhabited census areas in Casteldelci. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 099021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.