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Massignano: what to know before buying a home

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

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Massignano, Piceno hills a short drive from the coast

Massignano is a village in the Piceno hills, a short way inland from the Adriatic coast. The old centre sits on top of a hill at around 250 metres, and from there roads run down through olive groves, vineyards and orchards towards the sea.

This double character shows in the homes for sale. Up top are the brick houses of the old village, often on several floors with little outdoor space; on the hillsides there are farmhouses and villas with land, also sought by people wanting a summer home near the beaches of the Piceno coast. Work and services are down on the coast and along the main Adriatic road. The climate is mild, zone D, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,591 residents in 2023, down 3.9% since 2011. The average age of 47.8 matches the province of Ascoli Piceno, and foreign residents make up 8.9%.

The southern Marche is an active earthquake area. Massignano is in seismic zone 2, like almost the whole province (32 of 33 municipalities), with an expected ground acceleration of 0.182 g. Before buying a farmhouse or a village house, ask whether checks or strengthening work were carried out after the 2016 earthquakes, and with what paperwork.

The clay hills of the Piceno can shift on slopes, so the report measures the gradient and reads the official landslide maps at the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Piceno hills a short way inland from the Adriatic.
  • Old village on top, farmhouses and villas towards the sea.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.182 g.
  • Population down 3.9% since 2011.

Overview

Massignano is a municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 1,591 residents, ranked 24 of 33 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Massignano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (32 of 33) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Massignano, 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 3.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Massignano declared an average taxable income of 19,782 euros, below the provincial average (22,837 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Massignano is in climate zone D, with 1,880 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 255 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Massignano has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 5.7% of the land in Massignano, compared with 6.5% 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 open contaminated sites in Massignano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Massignano: 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 Massignano 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 10 inhabited census areas in Massignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 20.4%
  • fair 79.6%

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 044029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.