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Cupramontana: 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 Giacomo Matteotti 1, Cupramontana.

Cupramontana, Verdicchio country in the hills near Jesi

Cupramontana calls itself the capital of Verdicchio, and the landscape backs it up: vineyards on every surrounding hill, wineries, and in early October the grape festival, one of the oldest in Italy. The town stands on a hill at around 500 metres, among the Castelli di Jesi, with a brick old centre and hamlets scattered among the rows of vines. In the woods there are old hermitages carved into the rock.

Buyers can choose anything from a flat in the old centre to a farmhouse in the country, often with land or a vineyard. A farmhouse needs attention to access roads, boundaries, rights of way and habitability, and to heating costs: this is climate zone E, with cold winters by Marche standards. Jesi, with its services and railway station, and the coast around Ancona are reached by car. In town the data lists 30 services.

The population is falling. There are 4,383 residents, 9.4% fewer than in 2011; the average age is 48.0 against 47.2 for the province, over-65s make up 28.5% and foreign residents 9.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 47 municipalities in the province of Ancona are in seismic zone 2. In Cupramontana the expected ground acceleration is about 0.176 g. The Marche region has repeatedly seen earthquakes damage masonry and brick houses: before buying, find out whether the building has been repaired or seismically improved, and under which permits.

On the hills the report measures the slope and reads the official landslide maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Verdicchio hill town among the Castelli di Jesi, with a grape festival.
  • 4,383 residents, down 9.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, like the whole province of Ancona.
  • Farmhouses among the vines: check access, rights of way and habitability.

Overview

Cupramontana is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 4,383 residents, ranked 22 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cupramontana 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 0.176 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cupramontana, 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 9.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% 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 Cupramontana declared an average taxable income of 22,764 euros, below the provincial average (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cupramontana is in climate zone E, with 2,252 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 505 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cupramontana has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 8.0% of the land in Cupramontana, 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

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 no open contaminated sites in Cupramontana; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cupramontana: 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 Cupramontana 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 31 inhabited census areas in Cupramontana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.7%
  • fair 65.6%
  • good 30.7%

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 042016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.