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Moresco: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Contrada Piane 1, Moresco.

Moresco, the seven-sided tower above the Aso valley

Moresco's landmark is the seven-sided tower that rises above the tiny old village, built on a hill over the Aso valley in the province of Fermo. The centre stands at around 400 metres, and from up there the view stretches across the Marche hills to the Sibillini mountains and towards the sea.

The old village is very small, with few houses inside the walls; the rest of the municipality is countryside with houses scattered along the ridge roads. Buying in the historic centre means stairs, narrow access and work on old walls; choosing the countryside means checking the slope of the land, access and drainage. The area is in climate zone E.

Fermo, the coast and the valley towns can be reached by car, and that is where secondary schools, the hospital and larger services are. In the village, the report measures from the address how far the pharmacy and shops are.

The population is elderly: an average age of 51.9 against 47.6 in the province, and over-65s at 35.2% against 26.8%. In 2023 there were 522 residents, down 13.7% on 2011. Foreign residents are 8.4%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average, slightly below it.

All 40 municipalities in the province of Fermo are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, and here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.182 g. For a masonry building, ask whether seismic improvement work has been done. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, and the report finds the land parcel from the address, along with the official landslide and flood data.

Key points

  • Village with a seven-sided tower above the Aso valley.
  • Over-65s at 35.2%, against 26.8% in the province.
  • All 40 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
  • Old centre or countryside: access, slope and drainage.

Overview

Moresco is a municipality in the province of Fermo, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 522 residents, ranked 35 of 40 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moresco is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 40 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 Moresco, 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 13.7%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moresco declared an average taxable income of 20,825 euros, in line with the province (21,786 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Moresco is in climate zone E, with 2,113 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 405 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Moresco has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 1.9 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 9.0% of the land in Moresco, compared with 7.9% in the province and 7.0% 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 Moresco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Moresco: 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 Moresco 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 8 inhabited census areas in Moresco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 50 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 66.6%
  • good 33.4%

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 109028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.