Montescudo-Monte Colombo: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Montescudo-Monte Colombo, Valconca hills above Rimini
Two hill villages and a string of hamlets scattered among fields: Montescudo-Monte Colombo was created in 2016 by merging the two former municipalities, in the Conca valley hills behind Rimini and Riccione. From the higher ground you can see the sea on one side and Mount Titano, in San Marino, on the other. The landscape alternates between ridges topped by old villages, slopes planted with vines and olives, and valley floors where newer housing has grown up.
Many residents work on the coast and chose the hills for a bigger home with a garden, at lower prices than in Rimini or Riccione. The roads down to the sea are winding country roads, narrow in places, and without a car you will not get far. In the old villages houses are built of stone and brick and often need restoring; in the hamlets, detached houses and small blocks of flats from recent decades are the norm. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The population is young for the province of Rimini: an average age of 43.6 against 46.6, and just 18.3% over 65 against 24.4%. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 6,880 residents in 2023, up 4.1% on the two former municipalities in 2011. Foreign residents make up 10.2%. There are 8 schools, more per head than average, while for cafés, restaurants and other services people head down to the coast.
All 27 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection classification, and here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.183 g. In stone village houses, ask whether any strengthening has been done; in newer houses, check that the structural design follows earthquake-resistant building standards.
The Conca valley hills are largely clay and ground movement is common, so landslide hazard is the first thing to check. The report looks at it for the exact address, together with the slope. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so each address can be traced to its land parcel.
Key points
- Created in 2016, in the Conca valley hills behind Rimini.
- Average age 43.6, over-65s at 18.3%.
- 6,880 residents, up 4.1% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2; clay hills worth checking for landslides.
Overview
Montescudo-Monte Colombo is a municipality in the province of Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 6,880 residents, ranked 12 of 27 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montescudo-Monte Colombo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.183 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Montescudo-Monte Colombo, 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 grown by 4.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montescudo-Monte Colombo declared an average taxable income of 19,918 euros, below the provincial average (22,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montescudo-Monte Colombo is in climate zone E, with 2,651 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 386 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montescudo-Monte Colombo has 8 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 8.8% of the land in Montescudo-Monte Colombo, compared with 12.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Montescudo-Monte Colombo is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. 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 Montescudo-Monte Colombo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montescudo-Monte Colombo: 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 Montescudo-Monte Colombo 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 53 inhabited census areas in Montescudo-Monte Colombo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 99.6%
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 Emilia-Romagna, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- 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 099029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.