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Montedinove: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Contrada Dragone 1, Montedinove.

Montedinove, a hilltop village inland from Ascoli Piceno

Montedinove sits on top of one of the hills inland from Ascoli Piceno, at around 560 metres, with the village packed around its historic centre, between the Sibillini Mountains and the Adriatic. All around are fields, woods and scattered houses; for work and services people drive down towards the coast or to Ascoli.

In a village like this, buyers mostly find stone and brick houses in the old centre, often on several levels and without a garage, and country houses with land. Before making an offer, find out about the history of the building, any work done after the earthquakes of recent decades, and whether you can park near the house.

The population is falling: 457 residents in 2023, 9.5% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 52.1, against 47.8 in the province, and over-65s make up 35.9%, compared with 27.0% across the province. Foreign residents account for 9.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Montedinove is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, like 32 of the 33 municipalities in the province of Ascoli Piceno, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.177 g in the built-up area. For a house in the old village it is essential to ask for documentation of structural work and to check whether any reconstruction file is still open.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps are published, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On these hills landslide hazard is not uniform, and the report reads it on the official maps for the individual plot.

Key points

  • Hill village inland from Ascoli Piceno, at around 560 metres.
  • Over-65s at 35.9%, against 27.0% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.177 g.
  • Old-centre houses: structural records and reconstruction files.

Overview

Montedinove is a municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 457 residents, among the smallest in the province (31 of 33).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montedinove is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (32 of 33) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montedinove, 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 9.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montedinove declared an average taxable income of 20,669 euros, below the provincial average (22,837 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montedinove is in climate zone E, with 2,296 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 561 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montedinove 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 4.3% of the land in Montedinove, compared with 6.5% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.6 hectares.

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 Montedinove.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montedinove: 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 Montedinove 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 4 inhabited census areas in Montedinove. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.9%
  • fair 94.1%

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 044034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.