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Monte San Vito: what to know before buying a home

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

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Monte San Vito, hilltop town and Borghetto in the lower Esino valley

Between Jesi and the coast at Falconara, Monte San Vito occupies a hill in the lower Vallesina, the valley of the river Esino. The municipality has two parts with quite different characters: the historic centre on top, with brick houses and narrow streets, and Borghetto, the valley-floor hamlet that grew up near the river and the roads to Ancona and Jesi, with industrial units, shops and small blocks of flats.

Ancona is less than half an hour away by car, and the railway to Rome and the Marche airport at Falconara are a few kilometres off. People wanting a view and space look at the hill and the surrounding countryside; those who want everything close at hand tend to choose Borghetto.

The population is holding steady: 6,684 residents at the end of 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, just 22 fewer than in 2011. It is younger than the province of Ancona, with an estimated average age of 45.9 against 47.2 and over-65s at 22.2% against 26.2%. Foreign residents make up 3.9%.

All 47 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification. In Monte San Vito expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.184 g, medium-high. Anyone buying in a masonry building in the old centre should ask whether it was strengthened after the earthquake sequences that have affected the Marche in recent decades, and get the paperwork.

At Borghetto, near the Esino, flood hazard is the issue; on the slopes of the hill it is landslides. The report checks both for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published for the municipality.

Key points

  • Hilltop old town and Borghetto in the lower Esino valley.
  • Over-65s at 22.2%, below the provincial 26.2%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.184 g.
  • Valley floor and slopes: flood and landslide hazard per address.

Overview

Monte San Vito is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 6,684 residents, ranked 15 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monte San Vito is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 47 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.184 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Monte San Vito, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monte San Vito declared an average taxable income of 24,186 euros, in line with the province (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monte San Vito is in climate zone D, with 1,870 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 135 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monte San Vito has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 8.8% of the land in Monte San Vito, compared with 9.1% 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Monte San Vito. 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 Monte San Vito: 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 San Vito 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 35 inhabited census areas in Monte San Vito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.7%
  • fair 97.3%

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 042030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.