Colli al Metauro: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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For example: Via Flaminia di Calcinelli 1, Colli al Metauro.
Colli al Metauro, three villages joined in the valley near Fano
Colli al Metauro is a young municipality, created by merging Montemaggiore al Metauro, Saltara and Serrungarina, three villages facing each other across the hills of the lower Metauro valley, inland from Fano. The new name brings together quite different places, and anyone looking for a home should work out straight away which part of the municipality they are in.
Down on the valley floor, along the old Via Flaminia and the river, are Calcinelli and Tavernelle, where shops, industrial units and most of the housing built in recent decades are concentrated. Up on the hills are the historic villages, quieter, with brick and stone houses and steep streets. The Fano to Grosseto expressway runs along the valley and takes you in a few minutes to Fano, the sea and the A14 motorway.
Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 12,319 residents in 2023, up 1.3% on the combined total of the three former municipalities in 2011. The population is young for the Marche: the average age is 44.0 against 46.9 in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, with over-65s at 20.8% against 25.3%. Foreign nationals make up 7.6%. Households average 2.48 people.
The whole province is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification: all 50 municipalities share it, and here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.186 g. In the village houses, often old and built of masonry, check roofs and floors; for flats on the valley floor, find out the year of construction and any surveys.
The Metauro is the river to bear in mind when looking at homes on the valley floor, and landslides are a recurring issue on the clay hillsides. The report checks the official maps at the exact spot and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published for the new municipality too.
Key points
- Merger of Montemaggiore, Saltara and Serrungarina, near Fano.
- Average age 44.0, below the province (46.9).
- All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
- Metauro valley floor and clay hills: check flood and landslide hazard.
Overview
Colli al Metauro is a municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 12,319 residents, ranked 6 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colli al Metauro is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 50 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.186 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Colli al Metauro, 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 1.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colli al Metauro declared an average taxable income of 22,625 euros, in line with the province (23,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Colli al Metauro is in climate zone E, with 2,241 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 209 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Colli al Metauro has 11 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 Colli al Metauro, compared with 6.8% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Colli al Metauro. 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 Colli al Metauro: 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 Colli al Metauro 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 90 inhabited census areas in Colli al Metauro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.6%
- fair 51.2%
- good 44.2%
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 041069. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.