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Novafeltria: 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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For example: Localita' Torricella 1, Novafeltria.

Novafeltria, the main town of the upper Marecchia valley

Until 2009 Novafeltria belonged to the Marche region, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino. Together with six other towns of the upper Marecchia valley it moved to Emilia-Romagna and the province of Rimini, after a referendum in which residents had voted for the change. Today it is the valley's main town, on the banks of the Marecchia river at around two hundred and seventy-five metres, with San Leo and Talamello on the heights nearby and the Rimini coast about thirty kilometres away along the valley road.

The municipality runs from the valley floor, where shops, schools and newer housing are concentrated, up to villages in the hills. The best known is Perticara, where sulphur was mined until the 1960s and a museum now tells the story of the mine. Anyone working on the coast drives down the valley every day: there is no railway and public transport means buses. Average declared incomes are close to the provincial level.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,990 residents, down 4.0% on 2011. The town is older than the provincial average: a mean age of 48.1 against 46.6, and 27.6% over 65 against 24.4%. Foreign residents make up 9.9%. As the service centre for the valley it has more schools per head than average, 10 of them in the data, and 3 pharmacies.

All 27 municipalities in the province of Rimini are in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection Department classification. In Novafeltria the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.182 g, a medium to high value. For stone houses in the villages and post-war blocks in town, find out whether strengthening work has been carried out and when.

The valley has clay slopes where landslides are common, and the valley floor near the river needs checking for flooding: the report looks at both for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Part of the province of Rimini since 2009, previously in the Marche.
  • Valley floor on the Marecchia and hill villages such as Perticara.
  • 6,990 residents, down 4.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.182 g.

Overview

Novafeltria is a municipality in the province of Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 6,990 residents, ranked 11 of 27 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Novafeltria 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 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Novafeltria, 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 4.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Novafeltria declared an average taxable income of 21,738 euros, in line with the province (22,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Novafeltria is in climate zone E, with 2,294 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 275 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Novafeltria has 10 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 6 sports facilities.

There are 1.4 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 8.4% of the land in Novafeltria, compared with 12.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Novafeltria is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. 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 Novafeltria.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Novafeltria: 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 Novafeltria 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 54 inhabited census areas in Novafeltria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 77.8%
  • good 21.4%

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 099023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.