Fratte Rosa: 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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Fratte Rosa, the terracotta village above the Cesano valley
Fratte Rosa is known for two things rooted in its farming and craft traditions: terracotta, worked by generations of potters, and a local variety of broad beans. The village stands on a ridge inland in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, in the Marche region, at about 420 metres above the Cesano valley, with farmed hills all around. For larger services people go down into the valley and towards the Adriatic coast.
The centre is made up of brick houses along narrow streets, many of them old and in need of work; in the countryside there are traditional farmhouses, often sold with some land. A farmhouse gives you space and views, but renovation can cost more than the purchase. On these clay hills landslide hazard should be checked for the address, and the report reads it from the official maps.
The village has emptied: at the end of 2023 there were 851 residents, down 16.3% from 1,017 in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.4, against 46.9 for the province; over-65s are 31.7% and foreign residents 10.3%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.
All 50 municipalities in the province of Pesaro and Urbino are in seismic zone 2 (zone 1 is the most hazardous), and in Fratte Rosa the expected ground acceleration is about 0.180 g, a value to take seriously. In a brick farmhouse, the thing to check is how well walls, floors and roof are tied together; better done with an engineer before signing the preliminary contract.
The cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate): from the address, the report reaches the land parcel and building. The climate is zone E, with cold winters on the ridges.
Key points
- Terracotta village above the Cesano valley.
- Population down 16.3% since 2011.
- All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
- Expected acceleration about 0.180 g: check the structure.
Overview
Fratte Rosa is a municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 851 residents, ranked 42 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fratte Rosa 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 0.180 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Fratte Rosa, 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 16.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fratte Rosa declared an average taxable income of 19,508 euros, below the provincial average (23,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fratte Rosa is in climate zone E, with 2,411 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 419 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fratte Rosa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 5.3% of the land in Fratte Rosa, compared with 6.8% 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 contaminated sites in Fratte Rosa.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fratte Rosa: 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 Fratte Rosa 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 9 inhabited census areas in Fratte Rosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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 041016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.