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Fossombrone: 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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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: Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Fossombrone.

Fossombrone, the Metauro valley and the Via Flaminia

Fossombrone lies in the middle Metauro valley, at the point where the old Roman road, the Via Flaminia, starts climbing into the Apennines. Its roots are Roman: the remains of Forum Sempronii, the town that gave it its name, lie on the flat land just outside today's centre. The historic centre climbs the hill in terraces, while newer housing has spread along the river and the road below.

The dual carriageway to Fano keeps journeys fairly quick: the coast is about thirty kilometres away and Urbino is closer still. Buyers usually choose between two very different settings. In the old town there are stone and brick houses on sloping streets, often with steep stairs and no parking; down in the valley there are more practical homes, detached houses and small blocks of flats. Conditions change a great deal between hill and river. On the slopes landslides are the concern, near the Metauro flooding, and the report checks both at the exact address.

The town is slowly losing people. At the end of 2023 there were 9,057 residents, down 8.1% since 2011, or 801 fewer, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 47.2, just above the provincial 46.9; 26.4% of residents are over 65 and 7.8% are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Pesaro and Urbino are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification. In Fossombrone, expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.178 g, a value to take seriously. For a masonry building in the old town, ask whether seismic strengthening work has been carried out, under which permits and by which engineer.

Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report works back from the address to the plot the building stands on.

Key points

  • Metauro valley town on the Via Flaminia, between Fano and Urbino.
  • Population down 8.1% since 2011.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 2; here about 0.178 g.
  • Landslides on the hill, flooding by the river: checked per address.

Overview

Fossombrone is a municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 9,057 residents, ranked 7 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fossombrone 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 0.178 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fossombrone, 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 8.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fossombrone declared an average taxable income of 23,201 euros, in line with the province (23,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fossombrone is in climate zone E, with 2,167 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 118 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fossombrone has 11 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 1.5 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 5.9% of the land in Fossombrone, compared with 6.8% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Fossombrone, 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 Fossombrone: 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 Fossombrone 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 62 inhabited census areas in Fossombrone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 36.0%
  • good 63.7%

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 041015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.