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Grottazzolina: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Fermo, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Grottazzolina, a hilltop in the middle Tenna valley

Grottazzolina is a village on a hill in the middle Tenna valley, inland from Fermo, with its historic centre gathered at the top and newer areas running down to the valley floor. Fermo and the Adriatic coast are close, about twenty minutes by car, and small firms and workshops line the valley.

Buyers will find flats in small blocks, detached houses and homes in the old centre, often cheaper than on the coast. Land take is high for a municipality of this size, a sign of substantial building around the old core and along the valley roads. On the valley floor near the Tenna, check the flood maps; on the slopes, the gradient. The report carries out both checks.

Istat, the national statistics office, records 3,214 residents (2023), down 2.2% since 2011, a modest fall. The average age is 46.4, below Fermo province (47.6), and 24.6% are over 65. Foreign residents make up 13.2%, a high share for inland Marche. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

All 40 municipalities in Fermo province are in seismic zone 2, and in Grottazzolina the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.176 g, a medium to high hazard. In brick houses in the old centre and in buildings older than the latest standards, ask what checks and structural work have been done.

Key points

  • Hilltop in the middle Tenna valley, close to Fermo.
  • 3,214 residents, down 2.2% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents 13.2%, average age 46.4.
  • Whole province in zone 2, acceleration 0.176 g.

Overview

Grottazzolina is a municipality in the province of Fermo, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 3,214 residents, ranked 10 of 40 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Grottazzolina is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 40 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 Grottazzolina, 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 13.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Grottazzolina declared an average taxable income of 21,510 euros, in line with the province (21,786 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Grottazzolina is in climate zone D, with 1,986 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 222 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Grottazzolina has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 18.5% of the land in Grottazzolina, compared with 7.9% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Grottazzolina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Grottazzolina: 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 Grottazzolina 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 23 inhabited census areas in Grottazzolina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 42.1%
  • good 57.9%

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

ISTAT code 109008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.