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Castelplanio: 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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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 Roma 1, Castelplanio.

Castelplanio, hill village and valley station in the Vallesina

The Vallesina is the valley of the river Esino, between Jesi and Fabriano, and Castelplanio covers a stretch of it halfway along: the old village on a hill above the river, and the hamlet of Castelplanio Stazione below, on the railway linking Ancona and Rome. The SS76 expressway runs close by, towards Jesi and the coast one way and Fabriano the other. Around it lie the Verdicchio vineyards.

The split between upper and lower town shows in the housing. On the hill there are brick houses, often on several floors, with narrow lanes and little parking; on the valley floor there are small blocks, detached houses and workshops, handier for commuters. Overture Maps data record 5 supermarkets, 3 school sites and 1 pharmacy.

Castelplanio is growing a little. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,557 residents in 2023, up 2.2% since 2011. The average age is 45.3, below the 47.2 of the province of Ancona, with over-65s at 23.7%. Foreign residents account for 10.3%. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial level.

Like all 47 municipalities in the province, Castelplanio is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department scale (the national emergency agency), with an expected acceleration of about 0.177 g. In the Marche, the earthquakes of recent decades have left many repair files behind: for a masonry house, ask whether there was damage, what work was done and whether grants were involved.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality. On the valley floor near the Esino, flood hazard should be checked; on the hillsides, landslide hazard. The report reads both for the exact address.

Key points

  • Hill village and valley-floor station on the Esino.
  • 3,557 residents in 2023, up 2.2% since 2011.
  • All 47 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
  • Average age 45.3, below the provincial average.

Overview

Castelplanio is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 3,557 residents, ranked 28 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

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

For anyone buying in Castelplanio, 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelplanio declared an average taxable income of 23,244 euros, below the provincial average (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelplanio is in climate zone E, with 2,113 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 305 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelplanio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 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 12.3% of the land in Castelplanio, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Castelplanio, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Castelplanio: 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 Castelplanio 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 37 inhabited census areas in Castelplanio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.2%
  • fair 76.9%
  • good 18.9%

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 042012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.