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Monte Cerignone: 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 Provinciale 1, Monte Cerignone.

Monte Cerignone, a castle village above the Conca valley

The village of Monte Cerignone huddles around its castle on a hilltop in Montefeltro, above the Conca valley, at just over five hundred metres. The land around it is hills, woods and fields, with scattered houses and small clusters along the roads that drop to the valley floor.

This is the province of Pesaro and Urbino, but for many practical purposes Romagna is the reference: the Rimini coast and its services are reached by heading down the valley. Buyers here will find stone houses in the village, often on several levels with narrow access, and country farmhouses, some restored as second homes.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 585 residents in 2023, down 13.7% on the 678 of 2011. The average age is 51.1 against 46.9 in the province, and over-65s reach 33.7%, against 25.3%. Foreign nationals make up 12.0% of residents. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Pesaro and Urbino are in seismic zone 2, and in Monte Cerignone the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.175 g. That is a medium to high hazard: for a stone house in the village, ask whether any work has been done on the walls, floors and roof, and ask to see the paperwork.

The land registry poses no obstacle, as the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the municipality's maps and the report finds the parcel from the address. On the valley slopes, landslide hazard needs checking house by house: the report reads it on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Castle village in Montefeltro, above the Conca valley.
  • All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
  • Expected acceleration about 0.175 g: have the structure checked.
  • Over-65s at 33.7%, against 25.3% in the province.

Overview

Monte Cerignone is a municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 585 residents, among the smallest in the province (46 of 50).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monte Cerignone 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 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Monte Cerignone, 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 13.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 12.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monte Cerignone declared an average taxable income of 18,381 euros, below the provincial average (23,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monte Cerignone is in climate zone E, with 2,499 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 528 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monte Cerignone has 1 pharmacy.

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 3.9% of the land in Monte Cerignone, 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

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Cerignone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monte Cerignone: 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 Cerignone 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 18 inhabited census areas in Monte Cerignone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 041031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.