Falconara Marittima: 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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Falconara Marittima, airport, refinery and beach by Ancona
Anyone flying into the Marche lands at Falconara Marittima, and anyone taking the train from Rome passes through its rail junction, where the line from Umbria joins the Adriatic line. The municipality is the first along the coast north-west of Ancona, and on the seafront it is also home to the oil refinery, a large plant that has been part of the townscape for decades.
The town is laid out in bands. Along the sea are the beach, the railway and the centre, squeezed between the tracks and the hill; above, on the hilltop, is Falconara Alta, the old village, with quieter residential districts further inland. Anyone buying near the refinery, the airport or the railway should visit the property at different times of day to judge noise, traffic and smells.
The population is old and shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 25,685 residents at the end of 2023, 3.8% fewer than in 2011. Over-65s are 29.1% against 26.2% in the province of Ancona, and the average age is 48.7. Foreign nationals make up 12.2% and households are small, 2.16 people on average. Average incomes are in line with the province.
All 47 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2. In Falconara the expected ground acceleration is about 0.180 g, a medium-high value, and the Marche coast has also had offshore earthquakes, such as the one off Pesaro in November 2022. For a flat, asking for the structural design and any surveys is the minimum.
At the mouth of the Esino, on the northern edge of the municipality, and in the low-lying areas near the coast, flood hazard is what counts; on the hill of Falconara Alta it is slope stability. The report checks both sets of maps for the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre to find the plot.
Key points
- Marche airport, rail junction and a refinery on the coast.
- Over-65s at 29.1%, against 26.2% in the province.
- 25,685 residents, down 3.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.180 g.
Overview
Falconara Marittima is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 25,685 residents, ranked 6 of 47 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Falconara Marittima 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 0.180 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Falconara Marittima, 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 3.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 12.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Falconara Marittima declared an average taxable income of 24,849 euros, in line with the province (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Falconara Marittima is in climate zone D, with 1,888 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 5 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Falconara Marittima has 18 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 18 grocery shops and supermarkets, 15 healthcare facilities, 26 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.
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 27.3% of the land in Falconara Marittima, compared with 9.1% 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Falconara Marittima, and 3 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 Falconara Marittima: 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 Falconara Marittima 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 310 inhabited census areas in Falconara Marittima. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 9.1%
- fair 89.0%
- good 1.9%
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
- 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 042018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.