Misano Adriatico: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Misano Adriatico, beach, racetrack and the Conca hills
Outside Italy the name is known for its racetrack: the Misano World Circuit, named after the rider Marco Simoncelli, hosts a round of MotoGP. For a buyer the geography matters more. Misano covers a stretch of the Romagna Riviera between Riccione and Cattolica, with the beach in front, the railway and the A14 motorway running parallel to the coast and, behind them, a band of low hills where Misano Monte and the other villages sit.
These are two separate markets. Near the sea you mostly find flats and holiday homes, many of them empty in winter, with prices that follow tourism; Portoverde, at the mouth of the Conca river, has the marina. Inland there are detached houses and villas with more land, in villages that stay lived-in all year. On the coast, work out how much of the value depends on summer lets and what the service charges are in blocks used only a few months a year.
The population has grown noticeably: 14,162 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 15.6% on 2011, or 1,910 more people. Residents are younger than the provincial average, with an average age of 45.1 against 46.6 and over-65s at 21.4%. Foreign residents make up 8.8%. The 148 bars and restaurants recorded by Overture Maps show how much the summer season counts.
On earthquakes the province of Rimini is uniform: all 27 municipalities are in seismic zone 2, the second-highest level in the national classification. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.184 g. Many blocks on the coast went up during the years of rapid tourist growth, before current seismic standards, so ask for the construction date, the structural sign-off and any strengthening work before you buy.
Between the beach and the mouth of the Conca the land is low and flat, so flooding and storm surges are checked for the individual address.
Key points
- Riviera coast between Riccione and Cattolica, with hill villages behind.
- 14,162 residents, up 15.6% since 2011.
- Whole province in seismic zone 2; acceleration about 0.184 g.
- Holiday homes by the sea, year-round villages inland.
Overview
Misano Adriatico is a municipality in the province of Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 14,162 residents, ranked 6 of 27 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Misano Adriatico is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.184 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Misano Adriatico, 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 grown by 15.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Misano Adriatico declared an average taxable income of 22,085 euros, in line with the province (22,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Misano Adriatico is in climate zone E, with 2,137 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 3 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Misano Adriatico has 9 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 24 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 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 24.5% of the land in Misano Adriatico, compared with 12.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Misano Adriatico is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. 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 Misano Adriatico.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Misano Adriatico: 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 Misano Adriatico 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 81 inhabited census areas in Misano Adriatico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.3%
- fair 50.2%
- good 47.4%
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.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Emilia-Romagna, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- 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 099005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.