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Macerata Feltria: 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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For example: Corso Angelo Battelli 1, Macerata Feltria.

Macerata Feltria, a Montefeltro town inland from Pesaro

Macerata Feltria is one of the towns of the Montefeltro, the area of hills and mountains inland from Pesaro and Urbino, between the Marche and Romagna. The town has an old part on higher ground and a newer part below along the road, with hamlets scattered among fields and woods. Urbino, Pesaro and Rimini are the reference towns, all reached by car.

Homes range from stone and brick buildings in the old village to detached houses and farmhouses in the countryside, often with land. If you buy a farmhouse, budget for work on the roof, floors and services, and check access and whether outbuildings are properly permitted. The clay slopes of the Montefeltro make it worth reading the official landslide maps for the address, which the report consults.

In 2023 there were 1,896 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 8.5% on 2011. The average age is 47.9, against 46.9 in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, and over-65s are 29.0%, against 25.3%. Foreign residents are 11.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 50 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, and here the expected acceleration is 0.175 g. In masonry houses, ask whether the floors are tied into the walls and whether the roof has been rebuilt to seismic standards.

The climate is zone E, with cold winters in the hills. The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Montefeltro town, inland from Pesaro and Urbino.
  • Population down 8.5% since 2011.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 2.
  • Farmhouses with land: check roofs, floors and access.

Overview

Macerata Feltria is a municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 1,896 residents, ranked 31 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Macerata Feltria 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 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Macerata Feltria, 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 8.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Macerata Feltria declared an average taxable income of 21,656 euros, below the provincial average (23,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Macerata Feltria is in climate zone E, with 2,331 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 321 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Macerata Feltria has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 1.6 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).

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 3.9% of the land in Macerata Feltria, 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 Macerata Feltria.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Macerata Feltria: 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 Macerata Feltria 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 31 inhabited census areas in Macerata Feltria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 35.8%
  • good 64.2%

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 041023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.