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Mondavio: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Cesanense 1, Mondavio.

Mondavio, the Rovere fortress between the Cesano and Metauro

The Rocca Roveresca, a fortress designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini in the fifteenth century, is Mondavio's best known landmark. The walled village stands on the hills between the Cesano and Metauro valleys, inland from Fano and Senigallia, a little under three hundred metres up, and the municipality slopes down towards the Cesano valley floor with hamlets and country houses.

The market mixes houses in the old centre inside the walls, many of them needing work, farmhouses in the hills and newer homes in the lower hamlets, which suit daily commuters better. The sea is close, and the towns people rely on for work and services are Fano, Senigallia and Pesaro. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The population is ageing and shrinking: 3,627 residents in 2023, down 7.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.7, against 46.9 in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, and over-65s make up 28.4%. Foreign residents account for 6.6%.

All 50 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale; in Mondavio the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.185 g. In the old village houses are usually masonry and built against one another, so before buying have a surveyor look at the load-bearing walls, floors and roof, and find out whether past work also involved the neighbouring buildings.

The hills of the Marche are largely clay and prone to landslides: the report checks the official maps at the address, as well as the flood maps on the Cesano plain. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Walled village with the Rocca Roveresca, between the Cesano and Metauro.
  • Average age 48.7, over-65s at 28.4%.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 2, acceleration about 0.185 g.
  • Clay hills: check landslide maps for the address.

Overview

Mondavio is a municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 3,627 residents, ranked 22 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mondavio 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 0.185 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Mondavio, 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 7.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mondavio declared an average taxable income of 21,728 euros, below the provincial average (23,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mondavio is in climate zone E, with 2,298 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 280 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mondavio has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 8.5% of the land in Mondavio, 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

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Mondavio, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Mondavio: 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 Mondavio 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 Mondavio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 19.3%
  • fair 56.3%
  • good 24.4%

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

ISTAT code 041028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.