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Monte Cavallo: what to know before buying a home

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

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Monte Cavallo, a municipality in the Macerata Apennines

Clusters of houses scattered among woods, pasture and mountain roads make up Monte Cavallo, in the mountains of the province of Macerata, on the Apennine ridge between the Marche and Umbria. For services, schools and work people go down to the larger towns in the valleys and on towards Macerata or Foligno.

The first thing to know about is earthquakes. Monte Cavallo is one of the 6 municipalities in the province of Macerata in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous on the scale used by the Civil Protection Department, Italy's national emergency agency, while the other 49 are in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.239 g. For any house, find out whether it has suffered earthquake damage, whether it has been repaired or rebuilt, and with which designs and public grant.

The population has fallen from 149 residents in 2011 to 103 in 2023, a drop of 30.9%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Foreign residents make up 14.6%, over-65s 32.0%, and the estimated average age is 50.0. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Winters are those of climate zone E, with frequent snow on the higher roads. For a mountain house, look at insulation, heating and access.

On the slopes, landslide hazard needs checking for the individual plot, and the report does this on the official maps starting from the address, together with flood hazard. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and link the house to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Small municipality in the Macerata Apennines, among woods and pasture.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.239 g.
  • 103 residents in 2023, down 30.9% since 2011.
  • Before buying: damage, repairs and the building's paperwork.

Overview

Monte Cavallo is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 103 residents, among the smallest in the province (55 of 55).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monte Cavallo is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 6 of 55 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.239 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Monte Cavallo, 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 30.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 14.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monte Cavallo declared an average taxable income of 18,078 euros, below the provincial average (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monte Cavallo is in climate zone E, with 2,398 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 648 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 1.1% of the land in Monte Cavallo, compared with 5.7% 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 Monte Cavallo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monte Cavallo: 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 Monte Cavallo 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 12 inhabited census areas in Monte Cavallo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 043027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.