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Offagna: 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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For example: Via dell'Arengo 1, Offagna.

Offagna, the fortress between Osimo and Ancona

The fifteenth-century fortress, with its brick keep, is the landmark of Offagna, a hill village inland from Ancona, a few kilometres from Osimo, with Monte Conero on the horizon. The old centre is small and well kept, gathered around the fortress; the rest of the municipality is farmland, detached houses and small newer clusters.

Location is the strong point: Ancona, Osimo and the Conero coast are close, and the hills offer houses with gardens a few minutes from the main places of work. What is on offer includes recent detached houses, terraced homes and restored farmhouses, while houses inside the old village are few and small. The climate zone is E.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,088 residents in 2023, up 11.1% on 2011. The average age is 45.1, below the 47.2 of the province of Ancona, and over-65s make up 23.6%. Foreign residents account for 3.6%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

The whole province of Ancona is in seismic zone 2, and here the expected ground acceleration is 0.183 g. For a recent building, ask for the structural design; for a restored farmhouse, for the records of the works.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report finds the plot from the address and shows the official landslide maps, useful on the clay slopes of these hills.

Key points

  • Village with a fortress, between Osimo and Ancona.
  • Up 11.1% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.1, below the provincial figure.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.183 g.

Overview

Offagna is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 2,088 residents, ranked 36 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Offagna 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 0.183 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Offagna, 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 11.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Offagna declared an average taxable income of 24,535 euros, in line with the province (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Offagna is in climate zone E, with 2,198 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 306 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Offagna has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 1.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 7.6% of the land in Offagna, 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 Offagna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Offagna: 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 Offagna 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 12 inhabited census areas in Offagna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 58.4%
  • good 41.6%

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

ISTAT code 042033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.