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Montappone: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Fermo, 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: Borgo Venti Settembre 6, Montappone.

Montappone, the hat-making village in the Fermo hills

In the hills inland from Fermo, at about three hundred and seventy metres, Montappone is known in Italy and abroad for making hats, a trade that together with the neighbouring villages has created a real industrial district of workshops and small firms. The village also has a museum devoted to the hat. For the main services people go to Fermo or towards Macerata.

The presence of these businesses shows in the village: next to the brick-built old centre there are newer neighbourhoods and workshops. Buyers find houses in the centre, detached homes and farmhouses in the countryside. With a farmhouse, access from the hill roads matters; for every house, the condition of roofs and floors. The report measures the slope at the house and checks the official landslide maps, useful on the clay hills of the Marche.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,539 residents in 2023, down 12.0% since 2011. Foreign residents make up 11.5% and households average 2.43 people. The average age is 48.8 against 47.6 for the province, with over-65s at 29.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 40 municipalities in the province of Fermo are in seismic zone 2; in Montappone the expected ground acceleration is 0.175 g. For a masonry house, ask whether it has had repairs or seismic upgrading, and request the paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Fermo hills, home of the hat-making district.
  • Foreign residents at 11.5%, population down since 2011.
  • All 40 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
  • Clay hills: slope and landslides checked per address.

Overview

Montappone is a municipality in the province of Fermo, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 1,539 residents, ranked 21 of 40 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montappone is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 40 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montappone, 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 12.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montappone declared an average taxable income of 20,716 euros, in line with the province (21,786 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montappone is in climate zone D, with 2,072 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 370 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montappone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 1.9 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).

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 6.0% of the land in Montappone, compared with 7.9% 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 contaminated sites in Montappone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montappone: 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 Montappone 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 15 inhabited census areas in Montappone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 109013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.