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Morro d'Alba: 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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Morro d'Alba, home of Lacrima wine between Jesi and Senigallia

Morro d'Alba gives its name to Lacrima, the red wine made on its hills and in a handful of neighbouring municipalities. The village stands on a rise between Jesi and Senigallia, with a walled historic centre surrounded by vineyards, wheat and sunflower fields and old farmhouses.

The location is convenient for buyers: Jesi is close, the coast at Senigallia is a short drive and Ancona is within commuting distance. The market offers houses inside the old village, detached homes built outside the walls and farmhouses in the countryside, some restored and some needing full renovation. With farmhouses, check roofs, foundations and the state of the planning paperwork. Average incomes are slightly below the province of Ancona.

Istat, the national statistics office, records 1,813 residents in 2023, 164 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 8.3%. The average age is 47.4, almost the same as the provincial 47.2, and foreign residents make up 7.2%. Households have 2.29 members on average.

All 47 municipalities in the province of Ancona are in seismic zone 2, Morro d'Alba included: the expected acceleration in the built-up area is 0.185 g. The Marche region has had significant earthquakes in recent decades, so for a masonry house ask whether seismic upgrading has been carried out and what documents exist.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report finds the land parcel from the address, measures the slope and checks the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Walled village between Jesi and Senigallia, home of Lacrima wine.
  • All 47 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
  • Population down 8.3% since 2011.
  • Country farmhouses: check roofs and planning paperwork.

Overview

Morro d'Alba is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 1,813 residents, ranked 40 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Morro d'Alba 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 0.185 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Morro d'Alba, 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Morro d'Alba declared an average taxable income of 22,791 euros, below the provincial average (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Morro d'Alba is in climate zone D, with 1,936 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 199 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Morro d'Alba has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 5.3% of the land in Morro d'Alba, 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

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 Morro d'Alba.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Morro d'Alba: 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 Morro d'Alba 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 17 inhabited census areas in Morro d'Alba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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

ISTAT code 042031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.