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Fiuminata: 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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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: Frazione Pontile 1, Fiuminata.

Fiuminata, in the upper Potenza valley towards Umbria

Woods, pastures and small scattered hamlets make up the landscape of Fiuminata, in the upper valley of the Potenza river, in the Apennines of the province of Macerata near the border with Umbria. For secondary schools, hospital and work, people head down towards Camerino and the towns in the valley.

Residents are few and elderly. In 2023 there were 1,260, down 15.8% on the 1,497 of the 2011 census by Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 52.1, against 47.2 in the province, over-65s are 34.8% and households have 1.98 people on average. Foreign residents are 8.3%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

In the Marche Apennines many buildings have been repaired or rebuilt in recent years with public reconstruction funding. Before buying, ask whether the house was damaged, whether a reconstruction claim is open or closed and who the beneficiary is: it affects timing, works and what you are actually buying.

Fiuminata is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 48 other municipalities in the province, while 6 are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.206 g. The climate is that of high hill country, zone E, with cold winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report identifies the plot from the address. On the slopes and along the Potenza, it also checks the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Apennines near Macerata, in the upper Potenza valley.
  • Over-65s at 34.8%, average age 52.1.
  • Population down 15.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.206 g.

Overview

Fiuminata is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 1,260 residents, ranked 32 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fiuminata 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 0.206 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fiuminata, 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 15.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fiuminata declared an average taxable income of 22,422 euros, in line with the province (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fiuminata is in climate zone E, with 2,200 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 479 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fiuminata has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 1.7% of the land in Fiuminata, compared with 5.7% 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 medium. 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 contaminated sites in Fiuminata.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fiuminata: 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 Fiuminata 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 37 inhabited census areas in Fiuminata. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 21.4%
  • good 78.6%

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 043019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.