Monte Santa Maria Tiberina: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Perugia, Umbria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Monte Santa Maria Tiberina, hilltop village over the upper Tiber
On top of a hill overlooking the upper Tiber valley, on the border between Umbria and Tuscany, Monte Santa Maria Tiberina is a tiny, compact village that grew around the palace of the Bourbon del Monte marquises, its lords for centuries. Below the village the municipality falls away through woods, fields and scattered farmhouses towards the plain of Città di Castello.
The area appeals to people looking for a hillside farmhouse, often in need of restoration, or a house in the village with a view over the valley. For schools, the hospital and day-to-day services the reference is Città di Castello, and a car is essential. With farmhouses, check road access, utility connections, the state of the roof and walls, and the land boundaries. The climate zone is E, with cold winters in the hills. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Perugia.
There were 1,084 residents in 2023, 10.9% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 49.3, against 47.4 in the province, and 28.7% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 7.9%.
For earthquakes the municipality is in seismic zone 2, like 43 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.212 g. Have a stone farmhouse assessed by a surveyor before making an offer: structural strengthening can weigh on the estimate as much as the rest of the work.
The report reads the official landslide maps for the address, useful on the slopes, and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to identify the parcels, the quickest way to see how much land goes with a farmhouse.
Key points
- Hilltop village above the upper Tiber valley.
- Population down 10.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.212 g.
- Hillside farmhouses: check access, roof and boundaries.
Overview
Monte Santa Maria Tiberina is a municipality in the province of Perugia, in Umbria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,084 residents, ranked 48 of 59 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monte Santa Maria Tiberina is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (44 of 59) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.212 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monte Santa Maria Tiberina, 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 10.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monte Santa Maria Tiberina declared an average taxable income of 21,085 euros, below the provincial average (23,962 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monte Santa Maria Tiberina is in climate zone E, with 2,487 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 688 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monte Santa Maria Tiberina has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 2.7% of the land in Monte Santa Maria Tiberina, compared with 5.5% in the province and 5.3% 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 Santa Maria Tiberina.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monte Santa Maria Tiberina: 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 Santa Maria Tiberina 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 20 inhabited census areas in Monte Santa Maria Tiberina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 62.5%
- good 37.5%
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 054032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.