Massa Martana: 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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Massa Martana, between Todi and Spoleto below the Martani hills
In central Umbria, on the hills that run down from the Monti Martani towards the Tiber valley, Massa Martana keeps its walled core on a knoll at around three hundred and fifty metres. Todi and Spoleto are the nearest towns, while Perugia and Terni are within commuting distance by car. The E45 dual carriageway crosses the lower part of the municipality and is the link that matters for anyone working elsewhere.
The municipality consists of a small main village and many hamlets and scattered houses among olive groves, fields and woods. Buyers will find flats inside the walls, detached houses in the hamlets and farmhouses in the countryside, some already restored and others needing work from the ground up. With an isolated farmhouse, check the access road, water supply, drainage and utility connections before falling for the view.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 3,604 residents in 2023, 218 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 5.7%. The average age of 47.9 is close to that of the province of Perugia (47.4), over-65s make up 27.8% and foreign residents 10.5%, a high share for a place of this size.
Apennine Umbria knows earthquakes well. In the province of Perugia 14 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 44 in zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale; Massa Martana is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.170 g. For a stone building, the right question to the seller is what structural work has been done, under which permits and with what final inspection.
On the hills the report checks the landslide maps at the exact spot, and in the lower areas the flood maps along the ditches and streams. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Martani hills between Todi and Spoleto, with the E45 below.
- 3,604 residents in 2023, foreign residents 10.5%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.170 g.
- Country farmhouses: check access, water supply and drainage.
Overview
Massa Martana is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,604 residents, ranked 32 of 59 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Massa Martana 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 0.170 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Massa Martana, 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 5.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Massa Martana declared an average taxable income of 22,722 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Massa Martana is in climate zone E, with 2,262 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 351 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Massa Martana has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 sports facilities.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 4.0% of the land in Massa Martana, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Massa Martana. 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 Massa Martana: 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 Massa Martana 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 48 inhabited census areas in Massa Martana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 52.3%
- good 47.3%
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 054028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.