Monterchi: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Arezzo, Toscana. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Monterchi, the Tuscan upper Tiber valley and Piero's Madonna
Monterchi is a hilltop village in the Tuscan part of the upper Tiber valley (Valtiberina), in the east of the province of Arezzo, near Sansepolcro and the Umbrian town of Città di Castello. It is known for Piero della Francesca's Madonna del Parto, displayed in its own museum, which brings visitors from all over the world. Around the old centre on its hill there are fields, olive groves and farmhouses.
Buyers in Monterchi are often looking for a farmhouse in the countryside or a house in the village, to live in or for long stays. A farmhouse to restore means checking access, water supply, drainage and the condition of the structure; a village house may come with restrictions on facades and windows. For work and services people look to Sansepolcro, Città di Castello and Arezzo, all within driving distance.
Istat, the national statistics office, records 1,710 residents in 2023, down 6.1% on 2011. The population is elderly: an average age of 49.8 against 47.6 in the province, with over-65s at 31.8% against 26.6%. Foreign residents make up 8.8%. Incomes are below the provincial average.
The upper Tiber valley is seismically active. Monterchi is in zone 2, like 24 municipalities in the province of Arezzo, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.210 g. With a stone farmhouse or an old village house, it is wise to have a surveyor check the walls, floors and roof, and to ask about any strengthening work.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address together with the official landslide and flood maps for that point.
Key points
- Upper Tiber valley village, home of Piero's Madonna del Parto.
- Over-65s at 31.8%, against 26.6% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.210 g.
- Farmhouses to restore: check water, drainage and structure.
Overview
Monterchi is a municipality in the province of Arezzo, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 1,710 residents, ranked 29 of 36 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monterchi is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (24 of 36) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.210 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monterchi, 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monterchi declared an average taxable income of 22,643 euros, below the provincial average (24,383 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monterchi is in climate zone E, with 2,271 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 356 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monterchi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 5.6% of the land in Monterchi, compared with 5.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Monterchi is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Toscana in 2025. 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 open contaminated sites in Monterchi; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monterchi: 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 Monterchi 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 25 inhabited census areas in Monterchi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 62.0%
- good 38.0%
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
- 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.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Toscana, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- 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 051024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.