Civitanova Marche: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Macerata, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Civitanova Marche, the harbour, the shoe trade and the hill town
Civitanova Marche vies with Macerata for the title of most populous town in the province, and makes its living from the sea and from shoe factories. It has two sides. Civitanova Porto on the coast, with its fishing harbour, promenade and twentieth-century districts, and Civitanova Alta, the walled medieval village on the hill behind.
Commuters have a station on the Adriatic railway, where the line to Macerata also starts, and the A14 motorway. The river Chienti reaches the sea south of town, and the plain near the river mouth and the drainage ditches is the area to check for flooding; up in Civitanova Alta, the slope matters instead. The report checks the official maps for both hazards at the exact address. The market ranges from seafront flats, often used as holiday homes, to detached houses in the residential districts and stone houses in the old hill town.
The town has grown in recent years: 41,965 residents in 2023, up 4.3% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and 13.9% of the whole province. It is younger than the Macerata hinterland, with 24.4% aged over 65 against 26.5% in the province, and foreign residents make up 9.3%. Sports facilities, bars and restaurants are far more common than elsewhere in the province.
Earthquake risk needs to be factored in. Civitanova is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.182 g, and 6 Apennine municipalities in the province are in zone 1, the highest; the 2016 earthquakes hit the Macerata hinterland especially hard. Buyers should ask for the year of construction, the type of structure and any records of damage and repairs.
Key points
- Harbour and seafront below, medieval Civitanova Alta on the hill.
- 41,965 residents, up 4.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.182 g.
- Adriatic railway, line to Macerata and the A14 motorway.
Overview
Civitanova Marche is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 41,965 residents, the most populous municipality in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Civitanova Marche is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (49 of 55) 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 Civitanova Marche, 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Civitanova Marche declared an average taxable income of 24,092 euros, in line with the province (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Civitanova Marche is in climate zone D, with 1,643 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 3 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Civitanova Marche has 33 schools and 13 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 27 grocery shops and supermarkets, 47 healthcare facilities, 63 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.
There are 1.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 23.3% of the land in Civitanova Marche, compared with 5.7% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 64 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Civitanova Marche, and 2 more have 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 Civitanova Marche: 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 Civitanova Marche 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 287 inhabited census areas in Civitanova Marche. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 19.9%
- good 62.7%
- very good 17.1%
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 043013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.