Monsampolo del Tronto: 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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Monsampolo del Tronto, the hilltop village and Stella in the valley
Monsampolo del Tronto has two very different centres. Up top is the old walled village on a hill overlooking the lower Tronto valley; down below is Stella, the hamlet that grew along the Salaria road and the link road between Ascoli and the coast, where most people now live and where recent homes, shops and businesses are concentrated. Across the river is already Abruzzo.
For a buyer, choosing between the two is the first decision. In the old village there are brick and stone houses, often with views, to be assessed for structural condition, access and parking. In Stella there are detached houses and blocks of flats, with Ascoli Piceno about twenty kilometres away and San Benedetto del Tronto even closer, both quickly reached along the link road.
There are 4,444 residents, 2.6% fewer than in 2011, but the population is younger than the provincial average: an average age of 45.6 against 47.8, over-65s at 23.1% against 27.0%. Foreign residents make up 11.4%.
The Piceno area is earthquake country. Monsampolo is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like almost all of the province of Ascoli (32 of 33 municipalities), with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.177 g. For houses in the old village, ask whether strengthening work has been done and with what grants; for buildings in Stella, the design year and structural sign-off.
The Tronto valley floor is flat and close to the river, while the sides of the hill are steep. The report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address, and for these two parts of the municipality they give opposite answers.
Key points
- Walled hilltop village and the hamlet of Stella in the Tronto valley.
- Young population: over-65s at 23.1% against 27.0%.
- 4,444 residents, down 2.6% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration of about 0.177 g.
Overview
Monsampolo del Tronto is a municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 4,444 residents, ranked 10 of 33 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monsampolo del Tronto 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 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monsampolo del Tronto, 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 2.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monsampolo del Tronto declared an average taxable income of 21,346 euros, below the provincial average (22,837 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monsampolo del Tronto is in climate zone D, with 1,514 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, Monsampolo del Tronto has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 14.1% of the land in Monsampolo del Tronto, compared with 6.5% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Monsampolo del Tronto, 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 Monsampolo del Tronto: 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 Monsampolo del Tronto 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 28 inhabited census areas in Monsampolo del Tronto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 50.5%
- good 49.5%
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 044031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.