Castelfidardo: 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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Castelfidardo, accordions and hills facing the Conero
Castelfidardo is Italy's accordion town. Instruments with bellows have been made here since the second half of the nineteenth century, and around that trade a cluster of small music and electronics firms has grown up that still provides local jobs. The old centre stands on a hill between Osimo and Loreto, looking over hills that roll down towards Monte Conero and the sea, and it has an international accordion museum.
The name is also linked to the battle of 1860 between Piedmontese and Papal troops, marked by a large monument on the edge of town. For a buyer there are three distinct areas. The hilltop old town has tightly packed houses and steep streets. Newer residential districts spread across the slopes and down into the valley. And the outlying villages and industrial buildings sit on the flat land towards the river Musone. In the low areas near the Musone the report checks flood hazard, and on the slopes landslide hazard.
At the end of 2023 there were 18,451 residents, down 1.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, so broadly stable. The town is younger than the province of Ancona: an estimated average age of 45.6 against 47.2, with over-65s at 23.5% against 26.2%. Households average 2.42 people and foreign nationals make up 6.8%. Declared incomes are just under the provincial average. There are more sports facilities per resident than average and fewer healthcare sites, so hospitals and specialists mean a trip to nearby towns.
All 47 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, and the Marche have had strong earthquakes in recent years. In Castelfidardo the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.182 g. For a home in the old centre, ask whether the walls and floors have been strengthened; for blocks from the 1970s and 1980s, the year of the structural design matters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Accordion-making town on a hill between Osimo and Loreto.
- Average age 45.6, younger than the province (47.2).
- All 47 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
- Flooding near the Musone, landslides on slopes: checked by address.
Overview
Castelfidardo is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 18,451 residents, ranked 7 of 47 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelfidardo 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 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Castelfidardo, 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 1.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (47). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelfidardo declared an average taxable income of 23,991 euros, in line with the province (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelfidardo is in climate zone D, with 1,881 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 199 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelfidardo has 14 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 20 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 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 18.6% of the land in Castelfidardo, 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 Castelfidardo. 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 Castelfidardo: 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 Castelfidardo 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 97 inhabited census areas in Castelfidardo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.3%
- fair 50.7%
- good 48.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 042010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.