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Castignano: what to know before buying a home

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

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Castignano, a hill village in the Piceno

Castignano is a hilltop village in the Piceno area north of Ascoli, built on a ridge between the valleys that run down to the Adriatic. The old centre keeps its walls, churches and stone and brick houses overlooking fields and hills; around it spreads a countryside of olive groves, arable land and farmhouses. Ascoli Piceno is within driving distance, and the coast at San Benedetto is close enough for many to travel there for work or leisure.

The housing market reflects a village that has lost residents: village houses needing work, farmhouses to restore, some newer homes on the edges. When buying, look closely at the state of the structure and the cost of works, which can exceed the price of the property. The climate is zone E and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,540 residents in 2023, 13.8% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 49.2, against 47.8 in the province of Ascoli Piceno; 30.5% are over 65 and 4.4% are foreign residents.

The Piceno is earthquake country too: Castignano is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.177 g. For a house in the village, ask whether there are reconstruction or seismic improvement files, completed or in progress, and with what grants.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published. On the slopes, the report reads the slope and the official landslide maps for the address.

Key points

  • Hill village in the Piceno, north of Ascoli
  • Farmhouses and village houses, often needing work
  • 2,540 residents, 13.8% fewer than in 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.177 g

Overview

Castignano is a municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 2,540 residents, ranked 15 of 33 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castignano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (32 of 33) 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 Castignano, 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 13.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castignano declared an average taxable income of 21,037 euros, below the provincial average (22,837 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castignano is in climate zone E, with 2,193 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 473 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castignano has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 4.0% of the land in Castignano, compared with 6.5% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Castignano. 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 Castignano: 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 Castignano 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 44 inhabited census areas in Castignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 70.0%
  • good 30.0%

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 044012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.