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Marsciano: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Ventiquattro Maggio 1, Marsciano.

Marsciano, the middle Tiber valley south of Perugia

In the middle Tiber valley south of Perugia, the river Nestore comes down from the hills and flows past Marsciano before joining the Tiber. The municipality is large, with the main town on the flat and many villages scattered over the hills, small hamlets and castles such as Spina, Cerqueto and Castiglione della Valle. The area has a long tradition of kilns making terracotta bricks and roof tiles, told in a museum devoted to them.

The E45, the dual carriageway that crosses Umbria from north to south, passes close to the town and leads to Perugia and Todi. In the main town there are low-rise blocks and detached houses on level ground; in the villages, stone houses and farmhouses to restore, often with land. On the valley floor near the Tiber and the Nestore the report checks flood hazard, and on the clay hills landslide hazard, together with the slope of the plot.

In 2023 there were 17,988 residents, down 3.8% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age of 46.5 is a little below the province, and over-65s make up 25.2%. Foreign nationals are 11.9%. Schools are spread across the area, 1.11 per 1,000 residents against 1.03 in the province, while cafés and restaurants are less dense than average. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Umbria is an earthquake region, and the province of Perugia has 14 municipalities in zone 1, the most exposed band of the Civil Protection Department's scale. Marsciano is in zone 2, like 43 others, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.158 g. This area too has had damage from recent earthquakes, so for stone houses in the villages it matters whether strengthening work was done, to what design and whether it was signed off. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Middle Tiber valley, where the Nestore joins.
  • Main town on the flat, villages in the hills, close to the E45.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.158 g.
  • Residents down 3.8% since 2011, foreign nationals 11.9%.

Overview

Marsciano is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 17,988 residents, ranked 9 of 59 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marsciano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (44 of 59) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.158 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Marsciano, 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 3.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marsciano declared an average taxable income of 22,976 euros, in line with the province (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marsciano is in climate zone D, with 1,978 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 184 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Marsciano has 20 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 14 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 6.3% of the land in Marsciano, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Marsciano; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marsciano: 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 Marsciano 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 116 inhabited census areas in Marsciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 29.9%
  • good 57.0%
  • very good 13.1%

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 054027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.