Montemarciano: 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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Montemarciano, a hill village and its beach on the Adriatic
Between Ancona and Senigallia, just north of the mouth of the Esino river, Montemarciano runs from its hill down to the sea. The old village sits up high, below a hundred metres, while Marina di Montemarciano has grown along the coast, squeezed between the beach, the Adriatic railway and the main coast road. Ancona is about twenty minutes away and Falconara, with the airport, lies just across the river.
The two areas offer different homes. By the sea there are flats and detached houses, many used as holiday homes or let in summer, some only a few steps from the water. In the old village and on the hills inland, masonry houses and homes with land are more common. Near the shore, look at storm surges and beach erosion; in the lower parts, how close the Esino and the ditches are. For seafront houses, go and hear the trains for yourself.
At the end of 2023 there were 9,788 residents, down 3.2% on 2011. The average age is 47.4, in line with the province (47.2), and over-65s are 25.6% of the population. Foreign residents make up 7.1%, fewer than in many nearby towns. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.
All 47 municipalities in the province of Ancona are in seismic zone 2, on the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department. In Montemarciano the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.182 g, enough to make the quality of the structure count. In 1960s and 1970s blocks on the coast, ask about surveys and work on the columns; in the old village, about load-bearing walls and roofs.
The report starts from the address, finds the land parcel on the published cadastral maps and checks flood and landslide hazard at that point.
Key points
- Hill village plus a beach district, between Ancona and Senigallia.
- All 47 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
- 9,788 residents, average age 47.4.
- Seafront homes: check storm surges, erosion and train noise.
Overview
Montemarciano is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 9,788 residents, ranked 10 of 47 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montemarciano 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 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Montemarciano, 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 3.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montemarciano declared an average taxable income of 24,181 euros, in line with the province (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montemarciano is in climate zone D, with 1,826 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 92 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montemarciano has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities 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 13.1% of the land in Montemarciano, 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 Montemarciano, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Montemarciano: 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 Montemarciano 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 61 inhabited census areas in Montemarciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 16.1%
- fair 83.9%
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 042027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.